Word: slides
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...realities." There are new realities about American power and resources and those of its adversaries and about this nation's ability to manage events in the world, but once you start to turn down your expectations and act unwilling or unable to sustain influence around the globe, the slide is hard to stop...
...vote was a blow to Labor Prime Minister James Callaghan, who is already beset by a sharp slide in the polls and a Labor rebellion against his anti-inflation program. But the referendum is not binding, and he can still press for a Scottish assembly, citing the majority vote for it. As long as Callaghan can hold out some hope for the nationalists, he is assured of their support for a while longer, at least...
...members of the 13-nation OPEC cartel. Now as in 1973-74, the danger is that rocketing fuel prices will aggravate inflation, force governments to fight back by clamping down on domestic growth, and for the second time in a decade plunge the world economy into an oil-greased slide...
...Mingus's music in a number of excellent solos. Bassists Eddie Gomez and George Mraz wisely shy away from the spotlight, the obvious comparison with Mingus being overwhelming. Trumpeter Jack Walrath and saxophonist George Coleman each step forth briefly but decisively, while musicians of the caliber of Pepper Adams, Slide Hampton, Jimmy Knepper and Konitz take part without ever really asserting themselves...
Yates continued to hike that night, by the light of a full moon, until he reached the trailhead where he set up camp. The next day involved most of the climb, 3000-3500 feet up the A-ball slide--an old and steep rock slide. This is where Yates "got the mountaineering aspects I was after. There was a lot of delicate crampon work under variable snow conditions...