Word: discounted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Nonetheless, a campaign to disarm Somalis could create hostility. "If we were obliged to go on a house-to-house search -- which we wouldn't do anyway," said Oakley, "the Somalis would see it as rank colonialism." Still some Somali leaders discount a major backlash because, they say, the people are sick and tired of the violence...
Think of it as bargain shopping. More technical terms such as "vender discount" and "leveraged purchasing" could also serve well...
Generally, attendees at the convention were upbeat, expressing more than the usual degree of "cautious optimism." On the eve of the convention, most discount store chains were reporting double-digit percentage sales gains for the Discount Store News, June...
Marvin's Room. Through Nov. 29. By Scott McPherson. A comedy of what happens when illness brings estranged members of a family together again. Hasty Pudding Theater, 8 p.m. $18-$30, with a 10 percent discount for Harvard students and seniors on Sunday through Thursday. Tickets are available by calling the Hasty Pudding box office at 496-9400 or through Ticketpro at (800) 828-7080. 20 November Friday...
...julienne fries," Aladdin is a ravishing thrill ride pulsing at MTV-video tempo. You have to go twice -- and that's a treat, not a chore -- to catch the wit in the decor, the throwaway gags, the edges of the action. Blink, and you'll miss the pile of "discount fertilizer" Aladdin's pursuers land in; or the fire eater with an upset stomach; or half of Williams' convulsing asides. Chuck Jones' verdict is judicious: Aladdin is "the funniest feature ever made." It's a movie for adults -- if they can keep up with its careering pace...