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Word: bargained (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Governor Edward J. King [April 2] was elected by Massachusetts on a campaign pledge to reduce state property taxes by $500 million. All I can say to Commonwealth voters is, you get what you pay for. You go for a bargain, you get bargain-basement quality. And boy, are we getting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 30, 1979 | 4/30/1979 | See Source »

PORTUGAL. YOU CAN AFFORD IT IN PORTUGAL, according to the travel ads. Depending on the it, é verdade! It's true. In the past five years, the escudo has been devalued against the dollar by nearly 90%, making Portugal Europe's greatest tourist bargain for Americans. Escudos apart, the Indiana-size country has always been one of the Continent's most charming retreats, with diversions that include sophisticated casinos and primitive villages, superb beaches, great architecture, hearty meals and good wine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Special Report: Europe: Off the Beaten Track | 4/30/1979 | See Source »

...clerical workers and 20 librarians are striking in an effort to compel the university to recognize their two unions. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) certified the unions last December, but the B.U. administration has said it will not recognize or bargain with them until it has exhausted its appeal of the NLRB decision. The appeals process could take up to two years...

Author: By Nicholas D. Kristof, | Title: Police Arrest Three Picketers For Blocking Traffic at B.U. | 4/21/1979 | See Source »

...association with Harvard is clearly a bargain for ARCO. But the money involved should not be enough to persuade Harvard to lend its prestige to this unsavory outfit or to compromise its own integrity...

Author: By Mark R. Anspach, | Title: The ARCO Connection | 4/16/1979 | See Source »

...nothing is more important than enacting legislation to curb the regulatory rampages of the EPA, which in most cases is answerable to nobody. Right now, the most effective step the President can take is to free the price of domestic crude oil. As it floats up to world levels, bargain-basement coal will look more and more like the attractive alternative the White House keeps insisting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The Dangers of Counting on Coal | 4/2/1979 | See Source »

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