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For instance, in 1976 only 8% of the Pentagon's procurement dollars were awarded through competitive bidding. However, a 1973 Senate study reviewed 21 sophisticated weapons systems and found that competition reduced costs by an average of more than 50%.
Specifically, the court ruled that a seniority system was not necessarily illegal even if its effect was to favor white males over others in bidding for promotions, protection from layoffs and similar benefits of years on the job. Justice Potter Stewart, expressing the majority's opinion, wrote that "bona...
Other varieties of sweet booze are selling well. Sales of prepared cocktails rose about 21% last year, v. 0.6% for the liquor industry as a whole. Besides its "full-strength" (up to 75 proof) cocktails such as tequila sunrises and mai tais, Heublein is also marketing drinks with less punch...
Bidding for this rare item-owned and hoarded anonymously-was astonishingly low: a dealer purchased the pages for ? 1,700, then about $4,000, for Manhattan Collector Norman Armour Jr., who has just allowed the Lewis Carroll Society to print a clothbound edition of 750 copies plus a paperback version...
In the wake of the Seitz ruling, the roles have been reversed. Upon termination of his contract, a player can renegotiate for a new pact or decide to become a free agent, potentially available to every franchise. This past year, 26 major league players became free agents, including such celebrities...