Sentences with phrase «increased over the war»

The Bretton Woods system failed due to the over valuation of the dollar as spending increased over the war in Vietnam war and America's Great Society programs.

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E-1 wages were not increased between 1952 and 1958, so Korean War and Vietnam War troops made the same amount of money at the lower ranks — except inflation over the years drove the real value of the wages down.

The Federal Reserve did not help in the process as their response to increasing oil prices and the war in the Middle East was to RAISE the short term Fed Funds rate from 5.50 to over 10 percent.

The Fed for example fought a difficult battle with inflation in the 1970s, hiking interest rates to recession - provoking levels and eventually winning a war of credibility over its ability to rein in price increases.

Major drivers of the increase over that last decade according to the PEW Center were: recession related revenue declines (28 %), defence spending (13 %; cost of the wars on terror alone were over $ 2.4 trillion to the end of 2009 according to Homeland Security Research), Bush tax cuts (13 %), increases in net interest (11 %), and other non-defence spending (10 %).

The value of XRP has increased over five-fold since then, giving Ripple an even more powerful war chest.

He presided over fiscal policy at a time of major expansion of the Vietnam War, eventually lobbying vigorously in 1968 for a 10 percent tax increase that many analysts said should have been imposed sooner.

Today, with dividends reinvested, the value of each share has increased several times over despite the dot - com meltdown, the war on terror, higher national debt, and a declining dollar.

The Wall Street Journal pegs the total cost of his platform, which includes sharp increases in Social Security and Medicare, plus free tuition, at $ 18 trillion over 10 years, the biggest increase in public spending since the Second World War.

He told Premier's News Hour: «Over the last five years, this is a government - for the first time since the War - where living standards have decreased and not increased on their watch.

What we face now and in the future is wars over resources that are getting slimmer with increased population and a shrinking middle class.

From controlling the foreign Affairs of Afghanistan after the 1st Anglo - Afghan war to drawing the Durand line between the Pashtuns after the 2nd Anglo - Afghan war, Why should the Afghans trust the British when the forefathers of Afghans fought against the Empire and today you send your royal family member on military expeditions in Afghanistan, why good have you done for any other country you have entered into militarily - what good can you do for Afghanistan when you have never been sincere with Afghans, Afghan never bought the story of Britain entering the war to eliminate poppy fields, the world is aware poppy production increase where British are present and Afghans know very well the British empire introduced poppy growing over 200 years ago to Afghanistan for transport through silk road and on to Hong Kong.

A bidding war would suit Roma as it is likely to increase any transfer fee, so Arsenal might hope to wrap up a deal early in the summer window to avoid paying over the odds for Sadiq.

Once the war was over, it was decided to increase the size of the First Division from 20 to 22 clubs.

The NYC - based teachers union is ratcheting up its war over charters in the wake of the Senate's 45 - 15 passage yesterday of a bill that would increase the cap on the schools from 200 to 460.

This war has resulted in vastly increased policing and customs costs over the past 30 years, easily mimicked by the criminal groups supplying the demand because the price demanded is willingly paid by the consumer.

This is also another example of the increasing media war over the issue.

Since the end of world war 2 the US population has increased some 100 to 110 %, in same period public sector jobs are up over 500 % while the private sector job losses need no explanation.

Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele vowed Tuesday to veto the proposed agreement between the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center and Milwaukee Art Museum due to objections over increased funding.

Over $ 30 million was added for cancer and Gulf War Illness research, and other amendments increased funding for military munitions research, medical technology, and the Navy's electromagnetic railgun project.

It shows that despite some drop - off over the last decade, homes sold through bidding wars have still substantially increased their share of sales over the last two decades.

A 2009 study found that over the past 30 years in sub-Saharan Africa, temperature rise correlated with an increase in the likelihood of civil war.

That represents a 21 percent increase over 2016, which is attributable to the opioid epidemic, and is roughly 8,000 more than the number of Americans killed in the Vietnam War.

Overall, the «War on Fat» over the last 30 years has lead to a decrease in the percentage of fats in our diets, yet we have seen a huge increase in Obesity.

Over the past 50 years or so there has been a veritable war on fat in our culture and in that time we've also seen a dramatic increase in the rise of illnesses such as CVD, diabetes, Syndrome X, stroke, obesity, and a variety of inflammatory illnesses.

Ronan, who seems to grow into her lanky frame over the course of the film, nails the sense that Lady Bird's life is a tendentious war between her ego and increasing sense of the world around her, while Metcalf masters Marion's inability to erase her frustration at her inability to be selfish or impulsive.

Tom Cruise will find himself living the same day over and over again, amidst some sort of alien war, increasing his skills a little bit at a time.

Building school capacity to support students from Australian Defence Force families during parental deployment says that many Australian school students have a parent deployed to a war zone due to Australia's increased involvement in international conflict over the past 15 years.

However, it was not that long ago that we were concerned about currency wars where countries sought an advantage over their neighbours by devaluation in the hope of gaining an increased share of global markets.

This marks a 59 % increase over 2011, and it speaks to the increasing rewards war that has been raging among card issuers this decade.

To the extent that you can live with the long - run volatility, I accept the idea that you can earn 6 - 8 % / year in stocks over that period, so long as there isn't war on your home soil, or a massive increase in socialism.

This marks a 59 % increase over 2011, and it speaks to the increasing rewards war that has been raging among card issuers this decade.

While there's not much to be done about the scale of the nemesis system, it's fortunate that difficulty settings have been introduced for Shadow of War, allowing players to increase the challenge should they feel they're simply walking into (and all over) Mordor.

FINAL FANTASY XIV Platform: PlayStation ® 4, PlayStation ® 3, Windows PC, Mac Developer: Square Enix Available: Now With over six million registered accounts globally, Heavensward expands the critically - acclaimed MMO FINAL FANTASY XIV, featuring an increased level cap and storyline surrounding the Holy See of Ishgard and the thousand - year Dragonsong War.

The Total War franchise sold over two million units last year with no major release, with pre-orders showcasing a substantial increase for Creative Assembly's strategy series.

(Free on iOS)-- This real - time strategy title from Zillion Whales is the sequel to the original Mushroom Wars, and challenges players to capture enemy buildings while increasing the power of their army and taking over territories in both player - vs - player and single - player battles.

The ever - increasing number of sites sees regular price war over these digital titles, leaving PC gamers the clear winners for cheap games.

Originated by Armory Center for the Arts, Los Angeles, this exhibition traces Rauschenberg's innovations at Gemini with over 50 editions of images inspired by memories from the artist's own life as well as events from the broader cultural landscape that changed with increasing rapidity after World War II.

Over the past year, the percentage of Americans blaming the oil companies for skyrocketing gas prices fell from 34 % to 20 %; the percentage pointing to oil refinery problems fell from 16 % to 9 %; and those attributing the increase in prices to problems in the Middle East and the Iraq war fell from 13 % to 8 %.

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While the war on coal in the United States has taken its toll, with the closure of over 250 coal - fired power plants, and a resulting increase in what people pay for their electricity, the price of natural gas will likely rise to where coal will be competitive.

The report says that in the next 30 to 40 years there will be wars over water, increased hunger instability from worsening disease and rising sea levels and global warming - induced refugees.

During the U.S. Civil War, the scope of federal government activities grew dramatically and these were ultimately paid for with an income tax and an estate tax were imposed briefly over constitutional objections but were repealed shortly thereafter, with increased customs duties and excise tax rates, and with confiscation of Confederate property.

The investigation by the UK into alleged abuses committed by its forces over the last fifteen years of expeditionary warfare and the murky world of the War on Terror has come under increasing media and political comment and criticism.

Though money was the main public focus of the lawyers» contract demands (a pay increase of 10 per cent over four years, the same conditions an arbitrator awarded Quebec's 450 Crown counsel), Dion says the real driver that triggered the civil lawyers» strike on Oct. 24, 2016 — and fuelled their desire to stay out even after the LANEQ's war chest was depleted and many members were in dire personal financial straits — was their indignation over the government's refusal to grant them the same right to a binding arbitration process in exchange for the right to strike as they did to the province's 450 - member Crown attorneys» union (the Association des procureurs aux poursuites criminelles et pénales).

Whether you are exploring the wonders of the Blue Ridge Mountains, visiting the hallowed Civil War battlefields around Richmond or just heading to work, every extra mile you drive increases your risk of getting into an accident, getting pulled over by the cops or racking up a moving violation.

The value of XRP has increased over five-fold since then, giving Ripple an even more powerful war chest.

Over the past year since the report was issued, much of the debate over fully autonomous weapons has focused on the weapons» potential role in armed conflict, raising questions over whether the weapons would ever be able to comply with international humanitarian law, also called the laws of war, but calls have increased in recent weeks for the human rights concerns to be taken into accoOver the past year since the report was issued, much of the debate over fully autonomous weapons has focused on the weapons» potential role in armed conflict, raising questions over whether the weapons would ever be able to comply with international humanitarian law, also called the laws of war, but calls have increased in recent weeks for the human rights concerns to be taken into accoover fully autonomous weapons has focused on the weapons» potential role in armed conflict, raising questions over whether the weapons would ever be able to comply with international humanitarian law, also called the laws of war, but calls have increased in recent weeks for the human rights concerns to be taken into accoover whether the weapons would ever be able to comply with international humanitarian law, also called the laws of war, but calls have increased in recent weeks for the human rights concerns to be taken into account.

Awareness of the need for mental health services for members of our military has slowly risen over the past few years due to the increasing evidence of the detrimental effect the trauma of war can have on a person's mental health.