Word: peak
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...pressure for higher interest rates. Right now, rates are still going up; major banks have just raised their basic charge on business loans to 9½%, from 9% in early summer and 8% at the start of the year. However, board members generally expect that interest rates will peak out before the end of 1978, and back down a bit next year. Nathan foresees declines of around a point on most borrowing rates, and a half-point or more on mortgage loans, which now cost home buyers an average 9.7%. Meanwhile, the economy seems to be developing a surprising immunity...
Then came the kingdom of Kush, which lasted 1,200 years. Storming out of Nubia's heartland, its kings conquered Egypt, reigning there for nearly 100 years until the Assyrians ejected them. Under the Kushites, Nubian art and culture reached a peak of skill and individuality. Though obviously influenced by Egypt, they were no more so, say their champions, than the Roman by the Greek...
...final tape, Peter Fitzsimmons had finished first for the Crimson and second overall for the meet with a time of 25:32, conclusively proving his return to peak form after a lengthy layoff with tendonitis...
...Zimmer's soldiers, feelings of anxiety came to a crying peak during the clubhouse aftermath of the game...
...only four tuna have been boated. (The fishermen have hooded nine others, all of whom got away.) In 1964, George Deagle of the University of Western Ontario brought in a 703-lb. tuna. However, the tuna population has been on the wane in the past few years, and the peak tuna season comes two weeks after the tournament...