Word: amounting
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...both the House, by Rep. Mike Thompson, a California Democrat, and the Senate, by Barbara Boxer, a California Democrat, and Olympia Snowe, a Maine Republican. Under the bill, passengers reserve the right to deplane after four hours on the tarmac. Airlines would also be required to keep an adequate amount of food and water on hand, to maintain sanitary conditions and to keep passengers informed of the cause and timing of delays. If airlines fail to meet this requirement, they will have broken their contract with the passengers, who can then take legal action against the airlines. The Bill...
...Inflating Football Salaries I was flabbergasted to learn the sum of sponsorship money pocketed annually by the Premier League, National Basketball Association and National Football League [May 21]. The salaries of top players are augmented the same way. The majority of us would take a lifetime to make the amount of money these players earn in just one week. It is truly astonishing. I wonder whether they deserve such large sums. Wouldn't the money be better spent combatting poverty, global warming, aids? The list goes on and on. Lee Boon Siew, Kuala Lumpur...
CORRECTION: The June 7 story "Mayor in Media Tiff" incorrectly stated that the Cambridge Chronicle did not print a correction after it learned that it had overstated the amount of travel expenses incurred by Cambridge Mayor Kenneth E. Reeves '72. In fact, the newspaper published a clarification on Jan. 11 stating that Reeves had only spent $11,188 on travel—not the more than $40,000 figure the paper initially reported...
...million would face a 13-year process including $5,000 in fines per person, benchmarks for learning English and an onerous "touchback" provision that calls for the head of each household to leave job and family behind and return to his or her home country for an indeterminate amount of time to queue up for the final green card. Nothing free about that...
...purpose of a House master is to make the House a welcoming, supportive environment for its students—not merely to reward a prestigious member of the Faculty. This year, Quincy House has indisputably been a better place for students and for the entire House community. No amount of concessions on paper—to keep Quincy community night, to eat in the dining hall, or even to keep the pool table—can make up for the intangible difference it makes to have House masters who truly love the House community and are invested in its members...