Word: skyrocket
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...would war be to the U.S. geoeconomic advantage. The price of oil would skyrocket, and our productive capacities would be diverted from the critical technological challenges of the 1990's. Germany and Japan, our primary competitors in the new geoeconomy, are far more dependent than the U.S. on imported oil. Yet, neither has offered much more than lip service to the anti-Iraq crusade. That should tell us something about the new world order...
...torn by disagreements, leading several members to resign. In a reversal of a campaign pledge not to resort to drastic shock-style policies, Fujimori hinted that he would cut price subsidies, raise taxes and streamline state-owned companies. Even by conservative estimates, such severe steps would cause inflation to skyrocket to 250% a month, exacerbate the recession and erode the salaries of the workers who elected Fujimori to help them...
Right now, however, as Hollywood box office receipts continue to skyrocket--last year was a record year--it does not seem likely that the film industry will produce much else...
...With the wind and rain, scores are going to skyrocket," Kincaid said. "Being from the southwest, I had trouble adjusting to the weather out here. My muscles tighten up in the cold rain...
...when an academic book makes it into the lucrative market for national textbooks, profits can skyrocket...