Word: cents
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Speaking seriously, it's worth every cent. That was made clear as sarin gas in a week when, as war loomed in Iraq, the threat of chemical and biological attacks was very much a Hot Zone topic. Not to mention the more conventional terrorist technique of using bullets. Last week's shooting of U.S. accountants in Pakistan ? and who could be more harmless than an accountant? ? was followed by the horrendous machine-gunning of 60 tourists in Luxor, Egypt. The Islamic militants were only trying to take hostages, of course ? or so they...
...near future, Kinchla says, the Harvard Student Telephone Office (HSTO) plans to simplify long-distance service and offer students a choice between two long-distance plans. The first will charge a 29-cent per-minute day rate, with 12 and 13 cents per minute for evening and night calls, respectively. The second plan offers a 15-cent per-minute flat rate...
When it comes to money, pennies are often derided as useless. The one-cent coins collect in jars and banks in countless closets and back shelves...
...course, the ballot initiative is also home to the ugliest part of democracy ? the wedge issue. There will be no gun locks for children, marijuana for cancer patients or gay rights for workers in Washington State, all because the majority ? who wouldn't have to pay an extra cent ? didn't judge any of these proposals morally correct...
...longer will patrons be able to buy 25-cent stamps from an Uncle Sam vending machine...