Word: grossness
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...money generated by a spectrum fee on broadcasters could go a long way. Today annual gross television-broadcasting revenues in the U.S. are conservatively estimated at about $25 billion; by itself, a bare minimum of 1% of broadcast-television revenues would pay annually for $250 million of children's programming; 3% would provide $750 million, a sum with which Americans could transform not only children's television but childhood itself...
...government issued a series of reports indicating that the economy may be slowing down more quickly than expected. Among the figures: the gross domestic product for the first quarter of this year rose at an annual rate of 2.7%, down sharply from the previous quarter's 5.1% growth; orders to U.S. factories plunged 1.9% in April, and sales of new homes dipped 2.7%; business payrolls dropped by 101,000 in May; and the index of leading economic indicators fell for the third straight month, declining 0.6% in April...
Hands-on participation allows Langone toreflect somewhat philosophically abbot medicineand life in general. His gross anatomy experience,for example, prompts a reflection about death,privacy, sex and love. "The heart is out," hewrites, "and holding it in my hand. I feel that itis cold, and I think of hard-hearted Hannah, thevamp of Savannah, and hear of my heart andValentine cards and love, courage, and thestrength of kids and lions...
Rounding out the top five earners were David R.Mittelman, vice president and director of fixedincome investments, who earned $1,409,032; PhillipT. Gross, vice President and Select equityanalyst, who made $1,253,565; and Frank r. Dunau,vice president and select equity management, whowas paid...
Political strife across the nation was only exacerbated by economic woes. The economy soured as a result of federal deficits in the 1960s and growing international competition and energy costs. Unemployment rose six percent in 1970, and the real gross national product decreased...