Word: discounter
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...column than on anything else he had written in his eleven years in journalism, but he found his 450 letters running 3 to 1 in support of his position. Last week he mused over the reaction in a column for the International Herald Tribune. "We can now firmly discount the myth that practically nobody in Britain understands and supports the American stand over Viet Nam," he wrote...
...number of political commentators discount the polls, saying that Morse will win when the primary is held in May. They say he has been in the public eye for over 35 years and is very well known across the state. he is expected to have a well-financed campaign with money coming in from doves all over the country as well as from long standing Oregon supporters. His opponents will attack this outside influence in an Oregon election. Duncan, however, will have the same financial difficulties that...
...Period. Another way of decorating is through the "ten-percenter," often a dilettante who, with no formal design training and as little as two years of experience working with a decorator, obtains a wholesale discount card and works for 10% of what the customer intends to spend. To the dismay of reputable professional decorators, who usually take the entire 30% to 40% retail markup as their fee, "ten-percenters" are overrunning the field. "You have to stand in line at the fabric houses because of them," sighs one San Francisco decorator...
...sales of $1.02 billion. Eastern's profits went from $14,713,000 to $24,114,000. Despite the apparent improvement, though, most airlines are suffering because of huge outlays for new planes, rising labor costs and the low profitability of their myriad fare-discount plans...
...offering a learn-to-ski deal over the week of Wshington's Birthday. A $35 investment will get you five two, hour ski lessons and use of all lifts. For you skiers who like Waterville, but not the Harvard-Wellesley bus syndrome, you can get a college discount on lift tickets during the week if you present your bursar's card...