Word: withstands
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...after the "hard currencies" that were not being debauched by inflation, especially the Swiss franc, the mark and the yen. As the dollar plunged, these currencies rose along with the value of gold. That is now beginning to change as more investors conclude that ultimately no industrial nation can withstand inflation and energy-related shocks. Says Guy Field, a London gold dealer: "Last year the high price of gold reflected the decline of the dollar on exchange markets. But gold is now moving ahead on its own accord as people insure themselves against the fickleness of all paper currencies...
...exude an alluring aroma when first sprayed on but then change or lose its scent altogether in an hour, unless manufacturers observe the strictest quality control. Product testing can be as grueling as in a factory making any other kind of goods. To be sure that makeup will withstand long wear, Revlon sometimes requires a woman to sit for hours in a room where the temperature is 90° F. and the humidity 100%; windshield wipers have to clear away the steam from the windows so that analysts can peer...
Last week the regime of Premier Pol Pot was staggering under the weight of its own excesses. The government's ability to withstand Hanoi's military offensive was in jeopardy. Increasing numbers of once fanatically loyal Khmer Rouge were deserting to join the enemy forces. Peasants in Cambodian villages near the Vietnamese border had revolted, murdering the fierce Khmer "controllers" who police the villages. At the same time, 200 Cambodian civilians a week were desperately crossing minefields and other deadly border booby traps to take refuge in Thailand. More than 150,000 have already escaped to Viet...
Mary Herrera, a Glendora, Calif., housewife, had long been discouraged from having babies. She had under gone open-heart surgery at age 8, and the physicians feared that her heart might not be able to withstand the strain of pregnancy. Yet, at 31, she has just given birth to her second child at Los Angeles County Harbor General Hospital. The infant boy weighs only 2 Ibs, and is being kept in an incubator, but he is given a good chance to survive. Says Herrera of her doctors and nurses: "They're doing a fantastic job. They really...
...reporter closing in on the story got them to admit that the birth of a test-tube baby was at hand. Even so, Steptoe and Edwards were reluctant to give any details; they even withheld the patient's name for fear that the mother might not be able to withstand the pressure of all the public prying...