Word: commoner
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...agency, which has invested 2.5 million hours in training its entire staff for tax reform, has increased its ranks of telephone assisters by 1,000, to 4,500. To determine whether correct information is going out, the IRS is making 20,000 anonymous calls in which common tax problems are posed to its assisters. So far the results are disappointing. After 5,000 calls, the error rate...
Nonetheless, few would deny that the Japanese have made great strides as inventors. One common explanation is that the Japanese government, largely through the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, spends enormous sums on research and development. But that is only part of the story. Surprisingly, 79% of the funds for Japanese R. and D. come from private companies. In total R.-and-D. expenditures for 1986, the U.S. outspent Japan $119 billion to $72 billion. But that was because more than 50% of American research was funded by the Government (notably the Pentagon) and by universities. Not surprisingly, American...
...spend 10 minutes," says Weiner of the plays. Although he would like the audience to appreciate the play being performed, his main aim is getting people to see their common rooms differently...
...common room plays are not professional productions, and no acting or directing experience is required of the performers. Several of the participants in Jet of Blood had never acted before, and Weiner says all that is needed is "just a human quality, the desire to perform." He says several people have already asked to take part in future plays after seeing the group's work...
When one Winthrop resident thanked the owner of the common room for inviting her, the host replied, "I'm not even sure I was invited...