Word: tightens
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...think the Administration's got an anti-inflation program." Unless the White House gets tougher, some economists fear, the job of restraining prices will fall to the independent Federal Reserve Board and its Chairman Arthur Burns, who has repeatedly made it clear that he will tighten up credit rather than permit runaway inflation. Whatever else it might accomplish, that strategy would almost certainly result in slower growth and even higher unemployment...
...Investors have also been puzzled by the slow progress of the Carter tax and energy programs in Congress; they have been concerned about the growing U.S. trade deficit and fretful that a big increase in the money sup ply in recent weeks might prompt the Federal Reserve Board to tighten credit and thus trigger a rise in interest rates. Another drag on the market: European investors, who have been nervous about the sinking value of the dollar (see following story) and the growing U.S. trade deficit. One analyst, William LeFevre, of Granger & Co., says flatly: "The market slump...
...little exercise while you fly," says a recorded voice. "I'll bet you didn't ever realize just how much life is still in those curves around your fanny!" And so, to the tune of such muscle-toning music as Strangers in the Night, passengers contract and tighten their muscles-starting with their toes and working up to their arms. Leg thrusts (under the seat in front) and shoulder rolls follow...
...handles were all too big." Interpretation: the wood was not shaved within the proper tiny fraction of an inch of perfection. Like all the other great hitters, Carew scrupulously cares for his bats. He bathes them with alcohol, removing the buildup of pine tar that is used to tighten the bond between hand and wood. "I can't stand a dirty bat," he explains. "Some guys leave pine tar on their bats and never clean them off. I can't understand that. How can they get a feel for the wood...
...Swiss banking conduct their worldwide affairs behind stately fagades of Alpine granite. Yet the air of heavenly serenity on the stylish street provides a curtain for mundane turmoil. After the worst scandal in Swiss banking history, that sedate and secretive industry has moved-or rather been pushed-to tighten up some practices that have proved shockingly loose. The changes may turn out to be far-reaching...