Word: costly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Because the parish wanted low income housing on the land, Harvard lowered its offer to $3 million and promised to build the low-cost hous- ing. But the University lost out to a $7million offer made by Boston developer H.J. Davis,and the church announced the closure of the saleto Davis...
...avaricious institutions. It is a matter of societal values gone awry. "Don't blame the coaches for the problem of exploitation in our country," says Gayle Hopkins, an assistant athletic director at the University of Arizona. "Blame some of the communities that only respond to winning at any cost...
...collect tree branches for firewood, while a short distance away, some of India's brightest technicians hunch over an IBM 3090 mainframe computer to design cross sections for the light combat aircraft. The aim of the LCA project is to develop India's own fighter aircraft at a low cost and, potentially, to export the plane to other countries...
...limit on the spread of biometrics has been the high price -- typically $3,000 or more for a security-access system. But as with many other electronic gadgets, the cost could come down rapidly. Ecco Industries of Danvers, Mass., hopes to market a $300 voice-recognition security device for consumers next year. Within a few years, biometric security systems may be incorporated into automated-teller machines and employed at checkout counters to verify that a person is not using a stolen credit card. "In time," predicts Joseph Freeman, head of a security market-research and consulting firm in Newtown, Conn...
...call for information on how to collect their prize. But when they do, they are informed that in order to "qualify," they must join an expensive travel club and pay "handling fees" of $100 or more, or buy a companion ticket at an inflated price. After the extra costs are added, such "free" trips usually cost more than if they had been booked through a travel agent...