Word: coverer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Marx said that even when the endowment is complete, PBHA will still need grants from the council to fund nascent programs and rising staff costs. He said the endowment also would not completely cover PBHA's day-to-day expenses...
Eventually, she said, so much of the funds were drained that interest did not build fast enough to cover operating costs...
...room's occupants said they had left the door open because they were having trouble with it. They said insurance will cover most of the losses...
Although reading dust-jacket review clips is a filthy habit which I wouldn't encourage in anyone, it was the back of this book which drew me in. (The front cover is incredibly ugly; don't let it deter you.) One of the best of English travel writers (who has also done some exploring of our America, in Old Glory, a fabulous journey down the Mississippi), Jonathan Raban, describes her earlier work as a "romance with America itself, its infinitely possible geography, its license, sexiness, and violence." The description clearly fits this new novel, and romance is a well-chosen...
Reality: This one contains two outright fabrications. The Suzanne Vega concert was so poorly attended that the council lost money hand over fist, had to take out a loan from BayBanks to cover their costs, and attempted to renege on their agreement with Vega to donate a portion of the concert's proceeds to AIDS research...