pproximates to zero population growth, the older its population is likely to be-at least, for any future that concerns us now.
88. To these now familiar facts a number of further facts may be added, some of them only recently recognized.
89. There is the appreciation of the salient historical truth that the aging of advanced societies has been a sudden change.
90. Taken together, these things have implications which are only beginning to be acknowledged.
91. There is often resistance to the idea that it is because the birthrate fell earlier in Western and Northwestern Europe than elsewhere,… that we have grown so old.
92. Long life is altering our society, of course, but in experiential terms.
93. But too much of that lengthened experience, even in the wealthy West, will be experience of poverty and neglect, unless we do something about it.
94. Your account of what happened approximates to the real facts.
95. His earnings are out of all proportion to his skill and ability.
Unit 10
96. A minor-party or independent candidate,… can draw votes away from the major-party nominees but stands almost no chance of defeating them.
97. Party loyalty has declined in recent decades, but more than two-thirds of the nation‘s voters still identify themselves as Democrats or Republicans.
98. In deciding whether to pursue a course of action, they try to estimate its likely impact on the voters.
99. The slogan was meant as a reminder to the candidate and the staff to keep the campaign focused on the nation‘s slow-moving economy.
100. As in 1980, when Jimmy Carter lost to Ronald Reagan during tough economic times, the voters were motivated largely by a desire for change.
101. Whether voters accept this image, however, depends more on external factors than on a candidate‘s personal characteristics.
102. As in 1980, when Jimmy Carter lost to Ronald Reagan during tough economic times, the voters were motivated largely by a desire for change.
103. Bush tried to stir images of his strong leadership of the war, but voters remained concerned about the economy.
104. The invention is going to cause a big stir in the world.
105. You should save up money to make provision for the future.