Word: bargainer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Fantini said Lannon handed committee members copies of the contract he wanted before the session began. He added that "one does not bargain collectively with the superintendent, especially when he tells you what he wants before hand...
...paying out generous benefits (up to $15,000 for home owners and $4,000 for renters) to help defray resettlement costs. According to Emmett Moten, Detroit's industrial development director, the city is also purchasing federally owned housing units for Poletowners and offering them mortgages at a bargain 9.5% interest. Detroit hired a professional gerontologist to help assess the impact of the move on the elderly, who make up about half of those to be displaced. So far, 1,154 property owners -about 90% of those affected-have voluntarily sold out to the city. Says Moten of the opposition...
...best bargain available is the International Student Identification Card(ISIC). For a vending-machine size photo, documented proof of your student status, and a six-dollar application fee, you get automatic travel insurance overseas, reduced prices on intra-European student travel, and special discounts on various tours and accommodations. You can pick one up at the Harvard Student Agencies(HSA) office in the basement of Thayer-B, or by writing to Council on International Educational Exchange, 205 East 42nd St., New York...
...that you're all geared up, don't let rumors of unreasonable airfares deter you. A round trip to England costs only a few dollars more than a jaunt to Chicago and back. But to take advantage of bargain prices, you must go when the airline says you can. Most cheap flights are standby; you get bumped when they fill up a flight with regular paying customers...
...large project in an industry that is highly competitive, but with little significant difference among the products. The size of the project allows both parties to hide the payoff in the price without undue notice. The number of competitors means that the seller and the buyer can more easily bargain for deals. These conditions, for example, are found in contracts for the sale of telecommunications equipment or aircraft and for most construction programs. Says Jules Kroll, a New York-based consultant on white-collar crime: "If there's only one or two companies bidding on a deal, it might...