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Word: borrowers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...hope that generosity will one day come easily. People of all faiths find in charity a chance for thanks, praise and obedience. "What doth the Lord require of thee," asks Micah, "but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?" To borrow from the Quakers, many volunteers believe that when the worship is over, the service begins...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: For Goodness' Sake | 1/9/1989 | See Source »

...eyes staring into a void, sipping on a tall can of Bud enclosed in a brown paper bag. "Twelve dollars and 50 cents," he mutters. "Twelve dollars and 50 cents." It is the sum total of one man's life -- the amount he says he has been trying to borrow from his family in Detroit to ensure his burial in potter's field, and to escape from the death beyond death: "They send you to medical school and cut you up into little pieces -- that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gloves for The Needy: One Heart Warms Many Chilly Fingers | 1/2/1989 | See Source »

...arrival of designer dresses you won't have to borrow...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Holiday Hit List | 12/16/1988 | See Source »

...facing heftier payments on loans. Harold Goldberg of Chicago, a 52-year-old accountant who last year took out a $20,000 home-equity loan, estimates that his monthly repayment will rise $40 this month, to $183. Says he: "I'm just grateful that I didn't borrow any more than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lenders Take a Bigger Bite | 12/12/1988 | See Source »

...says Samuel Hayes, professor of finance at Harvard Business School. "They have defied that tolerance that allowed them their freedom." Federal Reserve chairman Greenspan urged the Senate in October to consider tax-law changes to curb the debt buildup. Said he: "The laws still provide substantial incentives to borrow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where's the Limit? Ross Johnson and the RJR Nabisco Takeover Battle | 12/5/1988 | See Source »

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