Word: buying
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...than if they were called "vomit bags." Other forms of self-deception may not be beneficial, but may still be emotionally necessary. A girl may tolerate herself more readily if she thinks of herself as a "swinger" rather than as promiscuous. Voyeurs can salve their guilt feelings when they buy tickets for certain "adult entertainments" on the ground that they are implicitly supporting "freedom of artistic expression...
With some luck, Wilson may be able to buy back public confidence before he faces the voters again. The price may well be continued antagonism of the unions. But just as U.S. unions have a way of quarreling with the Democratic Party and then supporting it at the polls, British labor may well close ranks. "When it comes to the crunch," said a T.U.C. official, "we'll all stand together." Even if that forecast is correct, there is no indication where the rest of the country will stand...
...Example: 6½% on a $356 million issue of New York State tax-free notes. The prices of many industrial materials-among them copper, nickel, steel pipe, chlorine and abrasive powders-also continued to inch upward, promising subsequent increases in the cost of the goods and services that consumers buy...
...Hanson, his original $10,000 investment in Winnebago has made him a multimillionaire. Anyone who spent $12.50 to buy a share of the public company's common stock in 1965 now has, after numerous splits and dividends, stock worth $2,250. Hanson's holdings have a value of more than $90 million. Despite his wealth, Hanson still lives in the same modest red brick house that he has occupied for 25 years. One goal has eluded him: retirement at 55. Hanson is 56, and he says that running Winnebago is just too enjoyable to give...
...Broes, will be a catamaran that will cradle ten barges between its twin hulls. The motorized barges, each holding 12,000 tons of cargo, will sail in under their own power through a bow door, sail out through a stern door. Broes' Stradler Ship Co. is negotiating to buy a shipyard to build these vessels...