Word: chunk
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...exchange for a substantial chunk of change, I promise to be a pliant, obedient guinea pig. The experimenter promises not to leave me a drooling, drug-crazed psychopath (unless, of course, he agrees to pay extra...
...hard not to be mystified by a band that goes on a 25-city tour after a two-year absence and puts out two new albums after the tour is over. And it's hard not to chuckle at a band whose lead guitarist spends a sizable chunk of his Rolling Stone interview discussing the death of his pet snake Clyde. ("Had he been sick for a long time?" inquired Rolling Stone, in arguably the most unforgettable rock-'n'-roll interview question of all time. Yes, the snake...
...loans: Israel has never defaulted on a loan in its 43 year history. The guarantees will ignite the Israeli economy, enabling a possible growth of 9 percent a year through 1995. With this economic boom, Israel would have no problem paying its debt. Moreover, because a large chunk of the $10 billion will be invested in U.S. housing companies, the loan guarantees may even improve the struggling American economy...
...just ideology. Property worth billions of rubles, ranging from printing plants and party office buildings to Black Sea health spas and a luxury Moscow hotel, is held by the Communist Party. No one wants to be the first to leave the party and risk losing claim to a lucrative chunk of the property settlement when the divorce is completed...
...have, in many instances, claims on water that date back to the mid-1800s. Thanks to the first-in-time concept, they are often the senior owners of river rights, and they have begun making their case vigorously in courtrooms. Combined, the Native American claims amount to a sizable chunk of the Colorado's annual flow. While few observers expect all these claims to be upheld, the lengthy period during which tribal rights were conveniently bypassed or ignored by the white settlers seems over for good...