Word: barrelhead
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
There are not many physical assets for either the U.S. or Iran to expropriate. Many U.S. businessmen preferred to export products to Iran or to provide services in exchange for cash on the barrelhead. The Commerce Department estimates that U.S. real estate and other assets in Iran amount to only about $300 million. U.S. businessmen can file claims against the Tehran government's frozen $6 billion to compensate for the assets they stand to lose in Iran...
...Barrelhead. The big winner in China's other purchase was Seattle's Boeing Co., which will collect a cool $125 million from Peking for ten of its workhorse 707 jets, including spare parts and training for pilots and maintenance men. As befits a first-time deal, the terms were strictly cash and carry: the Chinese agreed to a 30% down payment and will pay the rest by the time they take delivery of the last craft in about 20 months. Most other foreign buyers of U.S. jet fleets expect long-term financing...
...would wager my tarnished medals that if patriotic loyalty and excellence in technical performance were recompensed with cash on the barrelhead, the recruiting offices would be deluged with clean-shaven, dignified men eager to uphold those traditions that make the military a force to be reckoned with...