Word: collected
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...grim satisfaction in the fact that they contracted black lung, a generally incurable disease caused by inhaling coal dust. That ailment guarantees them lifelong disability payments. "If we lost our pension, I could survive," says Ashland ("Hawk") Howard, 62, a retiree in David, Ky. "But if I did not collect for black lung, I'd really be in trouble." Howard gets a pension of $225 a month and a disability payment...
...advance and are reluctant to commit what they can lend for long periods on fixed interest rates. They fear that rampant inflation will make a rate that looks attractive now unfavorable in a decade or so. For American lenders, the advantage of buying the Yankee bonds is simple: they collect more interest. Foreign borrowers pay .5% to 1% more than the general yield on triple-A bonds issued by U.S. industrial corporations (now under 8% long term). Yet for foreign borrowers, this high cost of U.S. money remains competitive in most instances with interest rates in the Eurocurrency market, although...
...looked on nervously, Margaux tossed the stone up in the air and caught it in her well-photographed white teeth. "I'm good at peanuts too," she said modestly. Are diamonds Margaux's best friends? "I think they are beautiful," she admits. "I'd like to collect them as a hobby...
...spend the night in the suite above his garage. We tell ourselves that we wish to avoid awakening him in the morning by stumbling into the pack of dogs, but all we really want is to get out without seeing him again. We sneak back up the stairs to collect our belongings for transfer out to the garage. We pick our way past the dogs sleeping on the floors, under the tables around the chairs and up and down the stairs. None awaken. We stuff our clothes into our bags. One of my sneakers is missing. It was there...
...spokesman for the Society said yesterday the five Santa-monks in the Boston area collect money for the publication of books which "will spread Krishna consciousness throughout the world...