Word: earned
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Even if sales do not increase, the HSA expects to earn $6,000 to $7,500 for the season on the sale of programs, with a commission of 20 to 25 cents each. Last year 30,000 programs were sold...
...more -which can only make their plight more painful. The best long-range solution to the economic problems of the world's underdeveloped lands is a free market for trade in which they are able to take full advantage of their abundant materials and low costs, thus earn themselves the money they need to develop and diversify their economies...
Before our marriage my husband spent his seminary "freedom" trying desperately to maintain his marks, earn his way financially, and see me on weekends. After our marriage his marks soared, he immediately gained weight, lost nervous tension, ceased smoking, and experienced financial security...
Such character references are not easy to earn, but Hollywood thought it knew how Lieut. General Rafael ("Ramfis") Trujillo Jr., 28, eldest son of the Dominican dictator, got them. At a Los Angeles foreign-car agency, where he bought a $12,000 Mercedes-Benz to replace his old Cadillac, Ramfis shipped off another $5,500 Mercedes to Zsa Zsa and an $8,500 model to Kim. Later he picked up the tab for a $17,000 chinchilla coat that Zsa Zsa had ordered. Calling himself "one of the wealthiest young men in the world," Ramfis termed the gifts "surprises...
...real need for an international line, or fly so efficiently that they can compete on even terms with bigger nations. The Netherlands' 38-year-old K.L.M. and Belgium's Sabena, both with far-flung routes and big, modern fleets, rank among the world's finest airlines, earn valuable foreign exchange and promote much tourism for their mother nations. Flying to the U.S. and South America, Japan Air Lines serves a booming nation of 90 million people, not only generates most of its own international traffic but has such an effective domestic network that it operates without subsidy...