Word: triggering
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American has dug itself into a hole so deep, that it is close to impossible to get out. Protectionism would clearly trigger a wave of retaliatory measures from Japan that would send the U.S. and the world into an even deeper depression than it is now experiencing. And Japan's control in America may prove a stumbling block to any attempt to reverse its gains...
Current statistics provide disturbing evidence that the inflation trigger has been pulled again. In March consumer prices shot up at an annual rate of 6.4%, in contrast to a 4.4% rate for last year. Over the past two months, producer prices rose at about a 6% pace, nearly triple their 2.2% increase...
...March to 5.4% in April, its lowest level in 14 years. While the drop was good news to anyone looking for work, many economists were alarmed because they believe that unemployment can fall only so far before inflation starts to accelerate. While no one knows precisely where this "trigger point" is, many economists think it is now no lower than 5.5%. During the Carter Administration, inflation accelerated sharply when unemployment dipped below...
...boast a driver's license have ready access to state-of-the-art firearms: Uzi submachine guns, .357 Magnums and MAC 10s. "You don't see Saturday-night specials anymore," says New York Deputy Police Chief Raymond Kelly. "It's a thing of the past." Adolescent gunmen have itchier trigger fingers. Gang shootouts caused 387 deaths in Los Angeles last year; more than half the victims were innocent bystanders. "You put a gun in kids' hands, and they are more dangerous than adults," says Janice Warder of the district attorney's office in Dallas County, Texas. "They just...
Even as Jackson's rivals -- Dukakis in particular -- stress their electability, signs are growing that aggressively pressing the Jesse-can't-win argument could trigger an angry black response. Texas Congressman Mickey Leland, a leading black supporter of Jackson, called a press conference last week to denounce an unnamed cabal of party leaders who were plotting against Jackson. There were no specifics to back up the vague allegations, but Leland fired a warning shot through his none-too-subtle use of the word racist...