Word: investers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Already, farmers have proved they are able to profit in some districts where unsubsidized irrigation costs as much as $75. They shift to crops that use less water, require heavy capital investment and bring a higher price: orchard fruits and nuts, specialty vegetables, safflower. They invest in drip irrigation and other water-saving technologies, and, where possible, water their land with inexpensive sewage effluent...
...committed the original sin of gardening, thinking I could impose my own will on my garden, thinking I could compel roses to grow in the shadows of oak trees. Believe me, you might more usefully invest your time in making water run uphill. Since I loved my oak trees and my roses equally -- and since only a large saw could give the roses their place in the sun -- I decided to let nature take its course, which is a political act. Charles de Gaulle once said that the secret of political success is to foresee what is going to happen...
Northrop admits paying $6.25 million to Park, who was known as "Pistol" Park because of his fondness for handguns. But the company contends the payment was a legal part of a so-called offset program, which many U.S. firms use to invest in countries that buy their goods. Northrop, claiming it was defrauded, is suing a group of Koreans allegedly involved with Park in the scandal. "We made the investment in good faith," a spokesman says...
Even economic observers agreed that the boom in upscale business--for items like Southampton beach estates, Porsches, and $1000 silk business suits--would soon reverse itself. People would invest more cautiously, and live more modest lives. Values would change. Fewer would be able to afford extravagance for its own sake...
Cable operators deny the charges of favoritism, pointing out that they have invested in programming to ensure the survival of financially shaky networks and foster diversity and quality. "If systems operators didn't take their money and invest it in ((programming)) like Black Entertainment Television and CNN," says John Malone, president of TCI, "they wouldn't exist, because no one else wanted to put up the money." Cable operators, they add, seek the best mix of programming to attract the largest number of subscribers. "We won't carry junk just because we have an interest in it," says ATC Chairman...