Word: collectivity
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...overly surprised, then, when Gilliam finds himself unable to play the trumpet after receiving a broken jaw in a brawl. Gilliam's loss elicits mixed feelings. It is sad to the extent that his entire reason for living is snatched away, ironically while defending Giant from thugs looking to collect on gambling debts. At the same time, Gilliam's decline and fall is predictable--considering the previous structure of his life--and is, to a large degree, well-deserved...
...Attorney General reported on the government's ability to collect court- ordered restitution in S&L fraud cases, using Dallas as an example. In fiscal 1989 just $2,700 was paid of the $3.1 million ordered by the courts. This year $2.5 million has been ordered. The take...
Like so many who breathe the intoxicating air of power, Durenberger thought he could get away with bending the rules. Limits on speaking fees? Launder the money by counting excess payments as book-promotion fees. Trips to a marriage counselor in Boston too expensive? Arrange business lunches and collect honorariums. Need some extra income? Bill the government rent for staying in a condominium you own. Not until after the committee issued its recommendation did Durenberger concede that "I have made serious mistakes. I acknowledge them and accept full responsibility...
...going to need to know is whether the Soviet Communist Party is going to implode, and how we can compete in the 21st century as other nations play economic roles equal to ours. Who's going to analyze the data in a sophisticated way and help the CIA to collect them in useful forms? Probably not the new PFIAB...
...groceries tumble back behind shutters. Mothers drag children, fleeing up the lanes. Adolescent boys collect on corners, muscles jumping, vibrating for revenge...