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Word: gramming (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...osmium 187, a by-product of nuclear reactors that is not weapons related but is an extremely expensive metal with applications in nuclear-energy production. The middlemen in the deal included a former party official and a member of the KGB, who acquired the element worth $40,000 a gram from the factory and sold it to a Swedish company for $70,000 -- though it is not clear whether the profits went into private pockets or the depleted coffers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Arms Trade: Arms Trade | 4/18/1994 | See Source »

...ubiquitous friend gives a tasty kick to those most comfy of comfort foods, Cambell's chicken soup. According to the Institute of FoodTechnologists, the average American consumes abouthalf a gram of MSG every...

Author: By Joe Mathews, | Title: MSG: Mmm So Good | 11/11/1993 | See Source »

...issues, Wall Street firms generally interpret the guidelines to squeeze out the public. Some companies even instruct their brokers not sell IPOs to new customers. "It has nothing to do with fairness," says Joseph Plumeri, president of Smith Barney Shearson. "Is it fair to have a frequent-flyer pro gram where infrequent flyers can upgrade to first class just like regular customers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Warning: Ipo Mania Can Be Costly | 11/8/1993 | See Source »

Sword's father, Rod Sword, told The Crimson hehad hired a Boston law firm to represent his son.Sword himself has not returned phone calls. Butafter resigning from Serve Canada, he told theToronto Star, "There's so many emotions rightnow--pride, excitement about a great pro-gram...anddeep frustration, deep disappointment...

Author: By Joe Mathews, | Title: Whose Benefit? | 9/15/1993 | See Source »

Johnson said running the pro-gram through existing public service structures would save money by eliminating the need for additional administrative overhead. "My original thought was that there was too little money [budgeted]. The only way to make it truly national is to get more bang for the buck," he said...

Author: By Marion B. Gammill, | Title: $1.5 Billion Service Bill Passes Senate | 9/13/1993 | See Source »

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