Word: turnings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...York City and the futures exchanges in Chicago. But recently some Wall Street firms have taken to delaying one or the other leg of the two- part transaction, depending on which way the market is moving. The effect of such "legging," as the practice is called, is to turn a risk-free transaction into a highly speculative one. Critics charge that it has made stock prices more volatile than ever...
...truly the diverse atmosphere it claims to be, then it is definitely interested in preserving some of this culture. It should also want to respect the lifestyle and divergent needs of its Black newcomers. An institution that once so vehemently denied the admission of many Blacks should not turn around to admit Black students and then proceed to cast doubt on segments of their culture, simply because the administration lacks an adequate understanding of it. Such action, as evidenced by a doubt-casting investigation, shows that Harvard is bending over backwards to demonstrate disrespect...
Congress rushed to fund research on synthetic fuels and fusion and raised the mandatory fuel efficiency standards for new cars. Advertisements urged us to add a layer of insulation to our attic, turn down our thermostats and avoid driving to conserve energy. The oil shortage created an intense awareness that we must conserve fuel and find new sources of energy to ensure that our supply of energy could fulfill future demands...
...there a consensus? No. Despite agreement that Washington must do something, the question of what ignites differences that burn beneath mere partisanship to issues of deep ideology. For example, should the Government be encouraging women to work and turn their children over to someone else's care? Thus child care is potentially one of the hottest topics of the presidential $ and congressional campaigns. Unlike debates over the budget or trade policy, this one hits millions of voters directly where they live. "The issue of child care is politically ripe," says Secretary of Labor Ann McLaughlin, who has almost single-handedly...
...pedigree of astrology in ancient times had a certain splendor. But astrology has been intellectually weightless since Isaac Newton. Yet it accomplished a miraculous revival around the turn of the century. King Edward VII (Scorpio) and Enrico Caruso (Pisces) consulted astrologers. The '60s, the dawning of the Age of Aquarius, brought in the great age of astral tourism...