Word: droppingly
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...veteran of a lifetime of farming, if he knew anything about cow tipping. He looked puzzled. I explained that suburban kids like to amuse themselves by driving out into the country and pushing over sleeping cows. He gave me a look like I had told him I wanted to drop out of school and become a hairdresser...
...Pravda bailout plan is a bold answer to desperate circumstances. During the past two years, the newspaper's circulation has slipped from 10 million readers to 7.7 million, and it is expected to drop to 3 million in 1991. Pravda's declining appeal is in part caused by higher subscription costs, imposed while the economy is virtually at a standstill. But a more profound reason is the simple fact that Soviet citizens no longer need to put up with an unappetizing diet of Communist propaganda. Rather, they can turn to a welter of new publications at street kiosks, from...
...Reserve to lower interest rates. With the threat of recession more and more apparent, Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan has indicated that he would ease credit once a plan was adopted. But financial experts expect no more than a quarter-point decline in interest rates, far less than the 1.5% drop the Administration has been hoping for. "This agreement will give the Fed a degree of maneuvering room, but not much," says Lyle Gramley, a former Fed governor...
...Have you ever had a how-long-can-you-go-without-laughing test?" he asks Dorothy, continuing his routine examination. "No," she says, eyes widening. Stubs takes a large windup clock from his bag and lets it drop to the floor. Dorothy giggles. "You only lasted about four seconds," he says, feigning disappointment...
...defense-spending burden of its own but also handed the Pentagon a gulf-crisis bonus. The budget that was approved last week cut only $18 billion in defense appropriations, vs. the $24 billion favored by the House as recently as September. Still, the $288 billion funding represents an 8.5% drop from the last fiscal year's spending and may shave 25% from projected defense outlays over the next five years...