Word: cheaping
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Cheap lodging no longer means shared bathrooms and scratchy sheets. More and more hoteliers are happy to accommodate you with style, sophistication and economy. San Francisco The Hotel des Arts, near Union Square, took a fanciful approach to its décor and commissioned local artists to paint the walls and furniture of select rooms. Spending the night in a one-of-a-kind room (with a private bath) costs $79 to $99. Atlanta, Chicago, Houston The Hotel Indigo chain sets itself apart with hardwood floors, spa-style Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise...
...succeed,” Kirby said. “This doesn’t surprise me or worry me in the least and I would much rather make sure that we do succeed in this effort than to shortchange the creativity of the Faculty....Being excellent is not cheap...
...last year’s Orange Revolution, which was built on the premise to take the country away from the Kremlin’s spheres of influence. Former Soviet republic Belarus, on the other hand, has an authoritarian government keen on close relationships with Moscow and still enjoys cheap energy. Thus, gas from murky companies like Gazprom flows with political scents—and according to Putin’s desires...
...chain, high component costs (many parts are slapped with import tariffs) and nonwage expenses like housing for factory workers. CSM's Zhang estimates that materials account for 80% to 85% of a vehicle's cost (vs. 65% in Detroit), eroding much of the labor savings. "It's not particularly cheap to produce a car in China," notes Steven Blackman, head of Ernst & Young's automotive practice in Europe...
...begged for a job writing for Crumbs, a new pilot I liked because it was about a family that lied about every facet of its members' lives until the mom went crazy. Luckily, Crumbs wanted to hire me because, after eight years in journalism, I could be had cheap. This still didn't work out well for them. Which is why I'm trying to make it up by plugging the show. It premieres this Thursday! 9:30 p.m. E.T.! ABC! Jane Curtin! Fred Savage! William Devane! Tell your friends with Nielsen boxes...