Word: hiked
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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With an 88 percent provisional rate, the Medical School bills the government more for every dollar spent on research than any other research university. And Harvard is currently asking the government to a approve a hike to 96 percent...
...contest provides little incentive for otherwise apathetic students to hike across the river. For those of us who aren't big sports fans, the prize of athletic tickets is not particularly appealing...
...president is adamant about new taxes. He proposes a gasoline tax hike most notable for its regressivity, but rails against proposals for a progressive personal income tax increase. "We will not consider any P.I.T. Not a smidgen. Not a big one, not a medium-sized one. Not a last minute deal...
...city dwellers and not farmers, many Third World regimes artificially lower crop prices to placate their urban populations. In Egypt, livestock growers find it cheaper to feed their animals subsidized bread than to produce the grain themselves. This absurdity is unlikely to change, because a past attempt to hike the price of bread produced riots in Cairo...
Their sneakiness notwithstanding, the Senators had a strong case for a pay hike. For one thing, members of the House of Representatives are already paid $125,100 yearly. More important, in exchange for the raise, Senators will no longer accept fees for speaking engagements. But the Senate, too fearful to make those arguments in the spotlight, tried to gain more wealth through stealth...