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Word: deliverance (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Hofmann bargained with church members to obtain the McLellin collection for the church for $185,000, and he had already received $150,000 for the documents from another investor. But he could not deliver: the "discovery" was the product of Hofmann's fertile and lucrative imagination. Christensen may have begun...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Latter-Day Forger | 2/2/1987 | See Source »

But American business had better deliver the real thing, because shoppers like Arlene Cantlon of Riverdale, Ill., are starting to make a scene. Cantlon lost her temper recently in a Venture Stores discount outlet because the chain was making a habit, in her opinion, of failing to have advertised goods...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Service: Pul-eeze! Will Somebody Help Me? | 2/2/1987 | See Source »

Inspired by the meticulous regimen of fast-food outlets like McDonald's, Ackerly's Mini Maid operation offers a menu of 22 basic daily cleaning chores that its four-member crews will perform in an average time of 55 minutes for a fee of $39.50 to $49.50. The duties of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where the Customer Is Still King | 2/2/1987 | See Source »

Mail order forms the bulk of Bean's business: last year $308 million of the company's sales came from catalog orders. The firm's reputation for homey efficiency comes from its ability to deliver virtually any item almost anywhere in the U.S. and Canada within 72 hours. During peak...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where the Customer Is Still King | 2/2/1987 | See Source »

Despite his multitude of commitments, Riesman still has time to deliver spot lectures, write recommendations, and advise doctoral students. He sums up his retirement by saying, "My life has changed very little."

Author: By William Pao, | Title: The Three R's of Retirement: | 1/30/1987 | See Source »

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