Word: generously
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...bumptious codger Barney Panofsky of Barney's Version (Knopf; 368 pages; $25) is more than a familiar Richler hero. He is the author's fullest expression of the type: a pleasure-loving scoundrel with a generous romantic streak and a gift that can turn schmoozing into literature. Barney makes his sizable living producing Canadian-content TV series like McIver of the RCMP ("big on bonking scenes in canoes and igloos"). He calls his company Totally Unnecessary Productions, a name that flaunts his self-loathing but, more important, pre-empts the scorn of his artistic betters...
...general feeling in the country, say analysts, is that the generous tax slashing might not be enough to re-animate Japan's economy. Economists suggest the country needs a tax cut of up to three times that magnitude...
...like Ocon, Payanzo says that Harvard has also been very generous when factoring into her aid package the cost of health insurance, which annually totals...
Aaron's gift to his community these past three years isn't just generous; it fills a void. The school district employs only three full-time network specialists to address the needs of 30 schools. While two of the specialists are also responsible for teaching district employees how to use computers, they rarely visit schools...
...generous Eddie can also be a troublesome one. In 1992 he was sued by a Redwood City, Calif., waitress who accused him of assaulting her at his home. (The suit was settled out of court.) Then last January, after a play-off loss to Green Bay, the 49ers owner allegedly punched a Packers fan outside Lambeau Field. DeBartolo was publicly reprimanded by the NFL and agreed to pay a $2,500 charitable donation to the Vince Lombardi Cancer Fund. For years DeBartolo and his family have been plagued by allegations of Mob ties, although law enforcers have never substantiated such...