Word: lavishes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...cash exporters of the 1980s now have little to spare. Japan, which was a net buyer of $26 billion in U.S. bonds last year, dumped them to the tune of $9 billion in the first half of 1990. And after last week's unification, the German government may lavish nearly $700 billion over the next 10 years on rebuilding its eastern area...
...economic terms, Japan could also be the world leader. But its economy, for all its stunning success, has serious flaws. Much of it is based on absurdly inflated real estate values, lavish subsidies to farmers and artificially low domestic consumption (which is beginning to change slowly...
...crafty moneymen not only bought stock in Bush's company and gave him a $100,000 loan he did not have to repay but also consented to lavish compensation that Bush awarded himself from his failing company. According to thrift and real estate sources, Bush drew a salary of $120,000 a year, earned undisclosed bonuses and had a comfortable expense account...
...August the flamboyant Good was brought into the deal. Bush had met Good at one of the aggressive speculator's lavish parties, and they had become friends. Good opened a $750,000 line of credit for Bush, promised more and flashed visions of wealth before his new chum. He even lent Bush $100,000 to invest in a hot commodities tip. The tip fizzled, and Good forgave the loan, an arrangement Bush later acknowledged as "fishy...
...show will be visually exciting. Everything will be very lavish, very slick, and very Puddingesque," said co-producer Ravin Agrawal...