Word: thrusted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...nine board members agreed without doubt that the nation is in recession, with little hope for recovery before late next year. Walter W. Heller of the University of Minnesota, a former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, went further than most, yet few disagreed with the thrust of his thinking: "We are driving this economy into very deep recession-the worst since the Great Depression...
...tend to be fractious, and Allez France, 4, has a habit or two that unnerves her owner, Art Dealer Daniel Wildenstein. One of them is the heart-stopping way she runs a race, loafing along until the head of the stretch, then roaring past the field in a powerful thrust. Last week American-bred Allez France beat the best thoroughbreds Europe had to offer in the 1%-mile Prix de 1'Arc de Triomphe, winning $296,500 and becoming the only other filly besides Dahlia ever to earn $1 million. Back at the stable, keeping the champ happy takes...
...militant swing to the left compared with its past positions. Whether or not this swing will be translated into action depends on many factors, but it would be wrong to suggest that it hasn't occurred on the level of policy. As to Mr. Wilson's possible successors, the thrust of my whole article was that the official "leaders" of the party are no longer in effective control of either party or national policy. If Wilson's successor is a "moderate," he might try to reverse this swing--but such speculation is fruitless...
...plans soon to be announced by Ford will be more vital than last week's meshing of new policymaking gears. The general shape of those plans now seems clear. Despite sharp differences over some specific measures, the summit conference produced no overwhelming objections from economists to the basic thrust of Ford's current policies: somewhat reduced Government spending and a continued mild crimp in the money supply. There was also general approval of Ford's plan to ease the impact of an economic slowdown on the poor through tax reforms and job programs...
...list of 32 rigidities prepared by Thomas Moore of the Hoover Institution was presented last week to a final pre-summit meeting of economists. While there were quibbles, as well as a few major exceptions taken to Moore's list, the economists were overwhelmingly sympathetic to the general thrust...