Word: dime
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...Money aside, a lawsuit can be an investigative device like no other, forcing answers about what led to a death. Some Sept. 11 families say they might file suit for that reason alone, even if they never get a dime. And for other families, there is enormous value in no lawsuits at all. David Gordenstein lost his wife, Lisa Fenn Gordenstein, on American Flight 11. "Am I sad? I've had my heart torn out," he says. But he would rather devote his life to raising his two young daughters than pursuing a lawsuit. He will probably file a claim...
...perform. In other words, suppose Bill is a good computer programmer but an excellent web designer. Which job should Bill take? At first, the answer seems obvious. Bill should design web pages. However, what if good computer programmers are hard to come by and web designers are a dime a dozen? In this case, the ruthless forces of supply and demand ensure that the wages of computer programmers are higher than the wages of web designers. As a result, Bill gets the “signal” that he should take a job as a computer programmer rather than...
...very romantic era, but I found it an economic necessity. You could live very cheaply there. From Hemingway down, any American writer or painter who was living in Paris at that time, they all had an income of some kind. I don't think anybody ever made a dime there...
...hunting for anyone trying to escape. Orange fireballs bounced through the valleys of the White Mountains. Navy SEALS and Green Berets massed on the ground, shawls wrapped around their heads, lasers in hand, guiding the B-1s and B-52s overhead. Snipers capable of putting a slug into a dime from more than a mile away waited for the call. Afghan Alliance commanders may have been willing to negotiate a surrender, but the U.S. special forces were there to get a job done...
...have to nickel and dime them," Rose said. "They're going to have problems defending against throws to the sideline...