Word: ducation
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...Lieu of a Ducat...
Protestantism played a subsidiary role in yet another revolution that challenged the church: the emergence of capitalism. By the 14th century the roots of modern banking could be found in northern Italy, where Florence's gold coin (the florin) and Venice's (the ducat) became, in effect, international currencies. But banking and Catholicism were then uneasy partners: the church condemned usury -- defined then as any interest on loans -- in language harsher than bishops today use to denounce contraception. The reformers were more lenient. Gradually Europe's great centers of commerce were established in predominantly Protestant Holland and England. Innovation followed...
...official outrage. This week the New York State Assembly is expected to pass a measure that would require exhibitors to print admission prices in all newspaper ads and thus encourage theater owners to keep their costs down. Drabinsky is unmoved by the hubbub. The alternative to the $7 ducat, he says, is "to continue to expose New Yorkers to filthy, rat-infested environments. We don't intend to do that...
Many very Greek things are maintained in this play. Instrumental music is supplied by a single flutist, Vivian Ducat, as was done in Athens. There are no set changes and scenery is kept to a minimum. Most importantly, the language is maintained so that when we hear a rush of flowing Greek words, we know instinctively what they mean in a way that could not be reproduced by any other words...
Recalling American Can's earlier entry into the British market, David Ducat, 63, who becomes Metal Box's chairman next month, says gingerly that "Some people never learn." But Ducat knows well that the U.S. rival has the resources and know-how to make a sustained effort. Indeed, most Britons are expecting a lively battle, figure that Metal Box may even have to resort to some unaccustomed pricecutting to meet the new competition. "Metal Box's profitable monopoly," says London's Observer, "is bound to take a knock. By how much is another matter...