Word: funneled
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Nike's director of sports marketing, Steve Miller, describes the transactions as a way for universities to raise additional funds for their athletic programs. Other observers question whether they violate the nominally amateur spirit of collegiate sports. Through them Nike positions itself to funnel future stars into its fold and in some cases guarantees them millions of dollars in endorsement deals before they sign with a pro team...
Since the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development was set up in London to funnel money to Eastern Europe, the agency has spent nearly twice as much on salaries, perks and furnishings ($312 million) as on aid ($156 million). Disbursements include...
Cambridge officials hope a Democratic administration in the White House will help funnel money to unfunded public projects on the city's "wish list...
Former federal judge Frederick B. Lacey, after a seven-week probe of Iraqgate, deemed it "arrant nonsense" to suggest that the Bush Administration derailed a probe of a scheme to funnel billions of dollars to Saddam Hussein. If there had been any corruption, he said, "I would have smelled it." Attorney General William Barr declared the case closed. But Bill Clinton may yet reopen...
...where's the problem? Employers who provide health care now do so through private insurers, and there are certain search and negotiation costs associated with finding an insurer. Given the chance to pay a quick and easy play-or-pay tax, some employers might funnel their workers into the public system. While it's impossible to know how many employers will opt out--since there are no precedents for managed competition--it's conceivable that the default insurance will cover far more than 33 million Americans. And despite the best efforts of Clinton, insurers and health providers, government may find...