Word: costly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...dollars were all that counted, the agent may have given good advice. The Boys' boys were so convincing that many people incorrectly thought they were all gay, an assumption that cost Luckinbill, for one, a cigarette commercial worth $15,000. Said the casting director: "No fags smoke our fags." That snide comment did not stop Luckinbill from taking two subsequent gay parts, however...
...Parkin about five years ago. He had worked for 20 years as a civilian employee of the Navy, rising to become the chief contracting officer on the cruise-missile program. He had a reputation for being tough on contractors; at his retirement party, McDonnell Douglas presented him with a "cost cutter of the decade" award. But afterward, Parkin decided to go through the "revolving door" between the Pentagon and those who do business with it. He set up a consulting firm in nearby Alexandria, Va., to sell his expertise to military contractors...
...four-month trial of Airvision earns big ratings from customers, Northwest may install the video service on other planes. Airvision Inc., a joint venture of Warner Bros. and the Netherlands' Philips, supplies the TV sets for the service, which will be free for executive-class passengers and cost $4 a flight for those with coach seats. The June selection includes the movies Innerspace and Shoot to Kill, reruns of Moonlighting and Night Court, a cartoon featuring Bugs Bunny and a recap of the 1987 World Series. Airvision President Sheldon Presser says the mini-TVs will also appear later this summer...
...expected to have operating earnings of $6.4 billion this year, up from $5.2 billion in 1986. The number of cigarettes smoked by Americans has steadily declined, from 640 billion in 1981 to 565 billion last year, but the companies have more than compensated by raising prices: the average cost of a pack today is $1.24, compared with 66 cents in 1981. At the same time, the producers have increased sales abroad, especially in Asia and Africa...
Words need not be spoken for an officer's honor to be impugned. A flip of the middle finger could cost $855. And if any of Bavaria's road demons think that being friendly will help them, they should think again. Those found . guilty of addressing police with the familiar Du rather than the more formal Sie are fined an average...