Word: bargainer
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...days when colonialism was a young and respectable word, Empire Builder Cecil Rhodes dispatched small bands of his agents into the wilds of Africa to make treaties with entire tribes. In 1890 the agents struck a shrewd bargain. In return for ?2,000 sterling a year and the "protection" of the British crown, King Lewanika of Barotseland granted Rhodes a monopoly of the natural resources of his kingdom. As it turned out, the king's domain covered quite a bit of territory, and under charter from Queen Victoria, Rhodes directed his newly formed British South Africa Co. to exploit...
...historic deal in which F.D.R.'s part of the bargain was to pick John Nance Garner for Vice President...
Thanks to bargain prices, the company's 1,500,000 residential customers use 25% more power than the national average. One-third of them have electric water heaters and two-thirds have electric stoves-nearly double the national average. Cheap power has also attracted industry. Last year more than 400 companies established or expanded plants along A.E.P.'s power lines. A.E.P. has increased its dividend every year since 1953 and has doubled its revenues to 1964's expected $417 million
Atlantic City was no bargain (see MODERN LIVING), and neither was the convention. But most Democrats had a good time, spending more time in canape-grabbing than in candidate picking...
Secret of this bargain-basement luxury is, first, that all food is served buffet style and its cost is not included in the fare; a passenger may eat and drink as lightly as his budget or digestion permits. Secondly, he pays for his berth in the single-class cabins (with toilet and shower) on a sliding scale of privacy ranging from $10 (one way) in a cabin for four to $40 for a cabin all to oneself...