Word: gross
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...signals, I would say, are positive-and this is where I disagree with some others in the field. In their own self-interest, they should be interested in effective arms control; if they are in fact spending something like 12% of their gross national product on defense [v. 5% for the U.S.], that is a hell of a burden. There has to be a question in their minds as to whether or not they can cut down on that expense...
...major problem is that the Internal Revenue Service no longer provides people using the short form with handy tables telling them exactly how much tax is due on a given gross income. All filers this year must calculate their own net taxable incomes...
Taxpayers will have many more -though generally more pleasant-changes to cope with next year under the new law. Divorced people filing returns now can deduct alimony payments only if they itemize deductions; next year they will be able to deduct alimony from gross income and then take the standard deduction...
...halls, small halls, no halls, in the streets, seeking refuge in churches: Most folk musicians claim to be interested in the acoustic atmosphere of their surroundings and the ambiance of their audience, rather than uninteresting and irrelevant details like the absolute size of the crowd or the gross at the gate...
...iciles in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, anticipates sales of up to 100 domes in its area for a total of some $3 million this year. Cathedralite Domes, in Aptos, Calif., reports that sales of kits are running at 60 a month (average price: $6,500). The company expects to gross between $3 million and $5 million this year and is planning to expand overseas. Like other dome makers, the company sells mostly to people who intend to use them as primary, year-round homes. Since a competent handyman can erect a house himself, with muscle power from family and friends...