Word: exactions
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...their adopted hometown of Edmonton, Alta., the immigrant Ghermezian brothers -- Eskandar, Nader, Raphael and Bahman -- are figures swaddled in rumor and mystery. Fiercely privacyminded, they refuse to divulge their exact ages and are rarely photographed together. Their rapid-fire conversations in Farsi and French often befuddle English-speaking business peers. But from behind that fog, the four Iranian natives have created one of Canada's biggest and most spectacular real estate baronies and are quickly expanding their razzle-dazzle fiefdom southward. Before long, U.S. consumers will get a full exposure to the revolutionary marketing flair of the Ghermezians, who have...
...will protest and we will take some action," said Shultz, but the exact response "remains to be seen." The latest expulsion appeared to be a Kremlin retaliation to the U.S. order that 25 xlleged Soviet spies employed at the United Nations leave the United States...
Thirty-five members of the Class of 1986 entered volunteer service. Leape says the figure represents a substantial increase from the previous year, although exact numbers for 1985 are not available. The number of students who opted for careers in teaching also rose, from...
...been aware that there are private groups and private citizens that have been trying to help the Contras to that extent but we did not know the exact particulars of what they're doing," Reagan told reporters as he left the White House on a campaign trip...
Budget Committee Chairman Peter Domenici (R-N.M.) said some senators want to obtain the money by raising alcohol and cigarette taxes. But senators left the exact source of the new revenue unclear...