Word: walks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...that something ought to be done. The ((Carter)) Administration had got deeply concerned. They said to me they were scared of this exploding inflation and were willing to stand still for stronger measures than would ordinarily be the case. And that is a great advantage. If you can walk into a situation that is felt to be so severely out of kilter, you have greater freedom of action...
...Already exhausted, I walk four more blocks through ankle-deep slush to another store for toothpaste. I select some, proceed to a separate counter to a cashier with an abacus, pay the bill, then go back to the toothpaste counter with a stamped ticket to pick up my purchase...
...more fun to live with," Linda says. But he is only slightly less intense than when he was obsessed by wealth. Habitat staffers say a strange but not uncommon sight is the gangling Fuller bounding up to the headquarters, clutching a fistful of trash he swooped up on his walk to work. He functions as the spiritual leader of the ecumenical, nonprofit outfit. Much of his time is spent visiting local Habitat affiliates and proselytizing. Once or twice a year he takes hammer in hand and helps finish off a Habitat home with the volunteers. Full-time helpers in Americus...
...mother's expectations or to be a father to my younger brother, gave me more than enough reasons to get out of town and join the Marines." His lone consolations were a doting grandmother -- "a great gal, a storyteller, a sanctuary" -- and the movies. "When I'd walk out of the theater, I knew I was really Errol Flynn or James Cagney. And kids from disturbed environments visualize what they feel is the perfect life. Through acting they can realize their fantasies, recover their lost dreams...
...restrain the economy without choking it? Says John O. Wilson, chief economist for Bank of America: "The Fed is in a real bind right now. It is going to have to walk a tightrope. And if it doesn't act soon, the financial markets will lose confidence." Says Melton: "In principle, this can be done with such awe-inspiring precision that the economy slows down to a growth rate of exactly 2% and inflation starts to slow. But as a practical matter, it rarely works out." If credit is too tight, the resulting interest- rate run-up could trigger...