Word: bona
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...agents have almost no chance of infiltrating a Cali family. Calenos sell only to people they know, meaning other Colombians. A prospective wholesale buyer must establish his bona fides at an audience with top management in Cali. If he is approved, he is not required to pay cash up front. He will send the cartel payment after he resells the drugs to middlemen. The wholesale buyer must put up collateral, cash or deeds to real property as insurance if he is caught. He must also provide human collateral in the form of his family in Colombia, who will pay with...
...surprisingly, the deal comes with a number of restrictions. The lower price must be documented with a bona fide print advertisement, and Citibank's generosity has limits: no more than $250 for any individual claim or $1,000 in total claims in any year...
After the 1988-89 Crimson team won a national championship, Harvard might have expected that the potential stars of the future would be beating down its door. But only the now-sophomore trio of bona fide skaters matriculated in the fall...
Only one-third of the Palestinians employed in Israel have work permits, and even bona fide laborers are barred from spending the night inside Israel. Many ignore the ban, sleeping in the back rooms of restaurants and warehouses to save money and avoid roadblocks. On average, they earn about 40% less than their Israeli counterparts, and many are forced to pay social security taxes even though they are ineligible for most benefits...
...past decade. The remote-control device too has made viewers pickier: shows that don't grab their attention are zapped away in an instant. But the networks' woes have accelerated alarmingly this fall. Of the 22 shows introduced by ABC, CBS and NBC, not a single one is a bona fide hit. (The only new show that ranks in the Nielsen Top 30, America's Funniest People, is merely an appendage of an already established hit, America's Funniest Home Videos.) The three networks' combined share of the viewing audience -- more than 90% just a dozen years ago -- hit another...