Word: wave
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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There was a wave of derisive laughter from the packed courtroom, and someone shouted: "Right...
...state of the economy. Investors sold because they expected other investors to sell. In the minds of many traders, 1,000 has become a formidable psychological barrier; the market turned down in early 1966 just below that mark, and in early 1973 after going briefly higher. They expected a wave of selling when the average got near that point, so they sold to take profits-and the prophecy became self-fulfilling. Some further decline would not be surprising after the market's phenomenal climb from 820 in early December, but it is still likely that the 1,000 barrier...
...energy it needs? The pro-nuclear argument is a strong one. With oil reserves finite and access to foreign supplies dependent upon OPEC's whims, the U.S. must find alternate sources of power. But the clear and present choices are anything but promising. Harnessing wind and wave power is today and for the near term little more than an engineer's pipedream. Solar energy will probably not become practicable on a large scale for several decades. Coal, which the U.S. has in abundance, does not seem to be the only answer. Deep mining is expensive and dangerous...
...introduced by Preston, who says, "C' mon people, let's make movies!" And it isn't just a kick-line; the choreography is sophisticated enough to include a parody of the Busby-Berkeley extravaganza: the dancers break apart and whirl around in circles, then make several lines and wave their arms in the air like grass in the wind while the cymbals rise and fall like waves...
...Because in other lands People have to earn their pay. But in our motherland... Lets all be tots in tinseltown today. An open invitation for the elite that can buy it, to the ignorance and irresponsibility that O'Donnell naively calls "the innocence of the Pudding." Cheering. the onlookers wave champagne bottles...