Word: surely
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Johnston figured that donors would give more cheerfully if they were sure the handouts would go to a good purpose. In a pilot program last March, she asked businesses to buy books of the $2.50 coupons to be distributed to street people instead of the customary coins. Initial results were so good the program became permanent. Soon the center will offer coupons in various denominations and book sizes. The brightest sign so far is that some panhandlers have begun asking for coupons instead of cash...
...however, ignores the problem. For the past six years, its annual growth rate of 3.5% to 4% has been one of Europe's highest. Inflation has come down smartly from more than 20% in 1980 to 5% last year. The lira has appreciated against most other currencies. To be sure, interest rates are still in double figures, and unemployment is stuck above 10%, but that figure is skewed by a higher jobless rate in the backward south; in the thriving north, it is lower. Overall, Italy's economic performance is sparkling. How do the Italians do it? Is this...
...were walking by and we almost stepped on him, said Elizabeth S. Colt '87. "We weren't sure what...
Everyone followed the flight of the ball as it sailed toward the end zone, and cringed as the ball bounced off the Harvard receiver's chest--a sure interception. But as the ball began to fall to the ground, another Harvard player dove under it and cradled it in his arms--a touchdown that gave the Crimson a 14-0 lead over Holy Cross...
...That was about the only time that they got anyone free inside the box," Griggs said. "Our guys did their job. They held the line. When Kramer touches the ball there, it's almost a sure goal. But Bonta stayed there and held his line...