Word: benefitted
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Before anything more is said about the Core Curriculum, I think it is time to take into consideration just who among the student body is going to be affected, and how. It is my contention that more people would be adversely affected than would benefit from adoption of the plan, and further, that the loss would be more dearly felt than the gain...
When the baron refused to sign a ransom note, the kidnapers lopped off a piece of the little finger of his left hand-using an ordinary kitchen knife without benefit of anesthetic-and sent it to his family as grisly proof of identity. Gang members provided some antiseptic and a bandage to stop the bleeding. They also warned Empain that unless he cooperated with them they would cut off another finger for each day the ransom went unpaid...
...former chairman of Martin Marietta; and Fred Kirby II, 58, chairman of Alleghany Corp. and Investors Diversified Services, the mutual fund concern. Curtiss-Wright said its nominees "believe that Kennecott management, instead of paying $567 million to buy Carborundum Co., should have used that cash directly for the benefit of Kennecott stockholders." If the dissident slate is elected, it is committed to make the proceeds of a Carborundum sale available to Kennecott stockholders...
Such cooperation would clearly benefit both companies, but only to a limited extent. AMC Jeeps have been selling well in the U.S., but overseas they could face fierce Japanese competition. Making Renault's small, 32-m.p.g. Le Car would help AMC get the m.p.g. average of its total fleet high enough to meet tough federal standards. But Renaults have not sold well in America; they seem unlikely to draw much traffic to AMC dealer showrooms. Above all, Renault would put no money into cash-short AMC. If this is the best deal American Motors can come up with...
Although the Italian Communist Party has condemned the recent acts of terrorism, it has the most to benefit from the fear pervading the country. While on one hand the Communist Party assuages the fear that it condones such violence giving the party an air of respectability, on the other hand forces outside the party make it clear that the Christian Democrats must relinquish more power...