Word: earns
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...October alone Britain's dollar deficit was $320 million; additionally, Britain owes its continental neighbors some $500 million.* The sterling area's gold reserve (down to an approximate $2.8 billion) is dwindling faster than ever before. "If we do not . . . correct the disparity between what we earn and what we buy," warned Butler, "we shall [become] bankrupt, idle and hungry...
...biggest chunk of employment in the college is provided by the dining hall, called the Commons. Each year over 250 students--mostly freshmen and sophomores--earn between $300 and $440 each by acting as waiters or servers in the Commons where underclassmen eat. (Juniors and seniors take meals at their clubs...
...unrelated compliment from my point of view in hazarding a guess that he would not necessarily join with Foley and Sullivan in an attempt to oust City Manager Atkinson. In no sense did I intend any reflection on Mr. McNamara's integrity, business acumen, or ability to earn a living and I regret deeply that such an inference was given...
...forced to earn his plane fare...
...Copenhagen, the Danish State Radio was sponsoring Denmark's first TV programs (three hours a week). There were warnings that Denmark's government budget could not stand the cost-$70,000 a year-but eager viewers pointed out that Danish production of TV accessories might earn as much as $5,000,000 from overseas export. Added income: a $7-a-year license fee from each set owner...