Word: presentable
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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That is precisely the kind of devastating war that Continental leaders have always sought to avoid with the protection of the U.S. nuclear umbrella. Seven successive U.S. Presidents, including Jimmy Carter, have emphatically guaranteed that protection. Yet the widely perceived weakness of the present American leadership and the decline of U.S. nuclear superiority have again raised the unsettling question in Europe: Would Washington ever risk Chicago or New York for London or Paris? European worries about America's lack of commitment are surely exaggerated. Nonetheless, many defense experts on the Continent were duly impressed by Henry Kissinger...
...construction trade, one of America's most important industries, the economic signals are highly conflicting. Despite a modest improvement in single-family home sales in May, the housing market remains in a state of shock. At the present low rate of new residential construction, 1980 could gain the dismal distinction of being the worst year since 1945, when the U.S. built fewer than 1 million new homes and apartments. This performance is especially appalling because 35 years ago the U.S. population was only 140 million, in contrast to 220 million today...
...from Latin America and the Middle East. While only one building was completed there in 1977, at least 27 are now either being built or are in the final preconstruction stage. Miami is undergoing a renaissance as a growing center of trade between the U.S. and Latin America. At present, planners and builders are rushing to raise 15 new towers...
...office building boom about to bust? Obviously the industry is cyclical, and the current rapid rate of activity cannot continue indefinitely. The present construction, however, appears so soundly based that the outlook is optimistic. Given a bit of luck, the boom will continue for at least three years, and possibly four or five. Then the industry will need to pause for breath and find new funds...
...present, wind-generated electricity provides less than 1% of U.S. energy. But Carter Administration officials estimate that the figure could double by 1990, and some of the industry's more ebullient advocates see wind power meeting perhaps as much as 10% of American energy needs by the year...