Word: generously
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Society of Educated Men and Women owes its alma mater more than generous financial support...
...order to reduce deficits.) Although the top tax rate on business profits will drop from 46% to 34%, it will apply to far more corporate income. The investment tax credit on purchases of new machinery and equipment will be killed, and depreciation write-offs will be considerably less generous. Scores of special breaks that benefited such industries as banking and real estate will be wiped out. Those companies that still might get off lightly will be socked with a strict new 21% minimum tax on their profits. Supposedly, this will mean no more cases of giant corporations paying less...
...account for this vogue. Also nibbling on the botanical wild side are serious connoisseurs and health buffs, who for once agree about food. Introduced to these products either by travel or by the immigrants who first imported them, inventive chefs have placed these ingredients on their menus, thereby reaping generous helpings of publicity and attracting a thrill- seeking clientele. Always in search of something new to add to their salads, the health-minded value fruits and vegetables because they have no cholesterol and are generally low in sodium and calories and high in several nutrients. Finally, improved refrigeration and transportation...
...other words--with all due respect to the incredibly generous woman who allowed herself to be used as a human guinea pig for 114 days--so far, this cure has been proven to work only on an abnormal sample. The researchers explained that the reason they chose this hapless woman was that her unique biological clock made her body experience what is the middle of the night for most people in the early evening. This way, they could conduct their research in the afternoon rather than in the middle of the night...
...perfect director for her skewering humor. Once he invigorated cabaret comedy as half of the Nichols and May team; now he orchestrates the romantic abrasions of Nicholson-Streep and the nifty cameos of Steven Hill as Rachel's flighty dad and John Wood as a nightmare Alistair Cooke. Generous and precise, Nichols shoots many scenes in long takes, observing the characters like a decorous dinner guest. Always alert to gestural cinema, he takes his time following the tentative caress of a friend's hand on Rachel's swollen belly, or a mother's joy and responsibility as she leads...