Word: itemizes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Once, as he did so, he caught the eye of an aide sitting opposite him at the back of the room. The President winked. The tumult gradually subsided. When it was peaceful again, Reagan looked up, turned to Treasury Secretary James Baker, and said, "What's the next item...
...fresh fruits and veggies, healthy foods nicely prepared," says David Christian, sales director for Gaper's Caterers in Chicago. Notes S. Alexander, catering director of New York City's Plaza hotel: "We had a very elegant wedding in June, where cost was no consideration, and we served a poultry item as the main course. In the past this would have been taboo at a black-tie dinner...
...popular new Paris restaurant down the street from the bustling French Bourse, or stock exchange, diners play a different sort of market while they eat. The price of each item on the menu rises or falls by as much as 20% according to consumer demand. An IBM personal computer at the bar continuously recalculates the prices, and a printout from the machine provides steady commentary, like the bulletins on a stock ticker: "Relance de haddock" (Haddock on the rebound) or "Pieds de cochon en vif recul" (Pigs' feet dropping fast). The restaurant is a hit, explains one of the owners...
...Celebration's security budget. If Reagan had attended, Burr says, security would have been ultra tight, and spectators may have had to enter the Yard through metal detectors like those found in ariports. As it is, with Prince Charles and other dignitaries expected, security will be the most costly item in the 350th budget...
...auto loans, credit-card balances and other nonmortgage financing. This may bring a loss of business for lenders and the makers of vehicles and heavy appliances. Said Ira Shapiro, director of tax policy at the Coopers & Lybrand accounting firm: "It could change the way people buy big-ticket items. They may prefer to buy the cheaper item in a product line and pay cash for it, instead of borrowing...