Word: tend
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...whole society," Carter admonished, "the entire American family, must try harder than ever to live within its means." His proposal to withhold income taxes from dividends and interest, as is now done with wages, is a fair step in the right direction. Otherwise, his measures tend to demand sacrifices in the common cause by those who are already struggling merely to obtain, at inflated prices, the necessities of life. Closing tax loopholes is the more humane route. Last year, profits for 1200 American industrial corporations, banks and utilities surveyed by Business Week, rose an average of 22 per cent over...
...comedy about an extraterrestrial from the constellation Orion comical. Simon has many of the trappings of a Woody Allen movie, particularly reminiscent of Sleeper in its science-fiction silliness, and it's no wonder--Brickman collaborated on Sleeper, as well as Annie Hall and Manhattan. Both moviemakers tend toward the intellectual, so it comes as no surprise that Brickman's characters cite Wittgenstein. But Allen's products are by far the more polished of the two; Brickman often has wonderful ideas that just don't quite come through on screen...
...administrators rarely see, or quite believe, the slow, steady decay that goes on. Says Paul T. Knapp, executive director of the Association of Physical Plant Administrators of Universities and Colleges: "Up East they cover it with ivy, so you can't see the buildings falling apart. People tend to think these places are too important to wear out." But in maintenance, a stitch in time means long-term salvation. Says William Massy, a vice president at Stanford University: "The trick is to put small amounts of money in early, before the sewer backs up or the lights...
...coping at least with the look of college dorms, which potential donors tend to see first, may be to enlist student support. In an experiment in "dormitory democracy," students at the University of Connecticut took over all the lighter maintenance in one older dorm: building walls, painting, waxing, replacing light bulbs. For six years the plan has kept costs down. And giving the students responsibility also has cut back significantly on vandalism...
...ironically, the Faculty's income may suffer while the endowment continues to grow. Putnam said that alumni giving often hinges on fluctuations in the market--if people lose money because of a failing stock market, they tend to give less. And a bottoming bond market can "psychologically" cause potential donors to save up instead of putting out, Putnam added...