Word: hire
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...government moved a small step toward explaining the assassination by identifying the gunman who allegedly shot Aquino. The murderer, authorities said, was Rolando Galman y Dawang, "a notorious killer, a gun for hire, who had reportedly been used by various elements, including organized syndicated crime, or by subversive elements." That description only compounded the mystery. If the killer was a hired gun, who hired him? Why did it take nine days to identify a well-known gunman? How did he know which plane Aquino would be taking? How did he breach the heavy airport security? A five-member commission appointed...
...moved its credit-card operation to the city, broke ground in June for its third building in three years. With 1,200 employees in Sioux Falls, South Dakota's largest city, the bank is now the state's No. 3 employer. By 1985 Citibank expects to hire as many as 600 more people...
...specific results are so hard to measure in and which is designed to motivate students to work harder and learn more in school. It is also used as a defense for Jackson's other major project, a series of "trade covenants" in which large corporations agree to hire more blacks and use the services of minority-owned businesses. Jackson's critics, on the other hand, contend that results are meager because Jackson does not tend the orchard long enough to ensure a harvest...
...council also passed a resolution asking Healy to hire a constitutional lawyer pro bono to advise the councilors on the constitutionality of the measure although Healy said he doubted he could find a lawyer acceptable to both sides in time...
...late '30s, my husband found a will left by a man who offered several pieces of advice to his sons. One was, "Never hire a man who smokes. He is always striking matches and wasting time." Another was, "Never hire a man who wears a belt. He wastes time pulling up his pants...