Word: ninefold
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Dates: during 1981-1981
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Finance officials blame energy prices for drastically increasing University costs in recent years. From 1979-80 to 1980-81, the Faculty's energy budget jumped an astronomical 52.6 per cent; and the energy budget increased ninefold during the '70s--from $3 million in 1970 to $27 million last year. In an attempt to cut down on these costs, the Faculty last summer commissioned an investigation team to examine energy consumption in a number of its buildings. As a result, officials say, energy consumption may be halved over the next five years...