Word: duck
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...thing no one complains about is the food-unlimited quantities served almost non-stop from 6 a.m. until 1 in the morning. Not that all nations settle exclusively for the house menus: roast duck with chestnuts, or grilled tournedos with tarragon. The French, Italian and Swiss teams all brought their own chefs...
...Force $564,013 for "improper costs" on contracts-apparently representing political contributions for which Northrop had quietly charged the Pentagon. But Clements was embarrassed by the subcommittee's disclosure of the names of 55 more Pentagon personnel who had been guests of military contractors on duck and geese hunts in Maryland...
...were served by an efficient crew that had gained experience on Concorde demonstration flights. But with TV crews and interviewers blocking the narrow aisle, even they had difficulty coping with the limited space. The tiny galleys produced two hot-food choices: duck and steak. I chose steak, and it arrived thoroughly overdone, though upgraded by a prior portion of caviar and lobster hors d'oeuvres and a fine 1970 Château Brane-Cantenac. The passengers did not seem to mind the limited menu or the out-of-the-way destination. Said the Duchess of Argyll, 62: "I would...
...bulldozer, the Jeep, the 2½-ton truck and the amphibian duck...
...wages in Korea, $35 in Taiwan), and unions, insofar as they exist, have little power to combat managerial excesses. But this is typical of all countries in the early stages of industrialization. "There is criticism that we are exploiting labor with low wages," says Korean Deputy Prime Minister Nam Duck Woo. "But in my view, the first stage is getting the economy going; the next stage is to consider [social] welfare. First growth and efficiency, then equity...