Word: load
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...never come up." He saw a shell hit a beached landing craft, "flames everywhere, men burning alive." And again: "Direct hit on 2½-ton truck gasoline load; another catches fire ... men's clothes on fire ... attempt to roll in sand to put out flames...
Supply-siders say the wealthy carry more of the load than before
Critics of Reaganomics maintain that low-income Americans are now carrying a heavier tax load than they were in the 1970s. One reason: tax breaks that are of greatest value to the poor, including the standard deduction, personal exemptions and the earned income tax credit, have not been increased to keep pace with inflation. In addition, Social Security payroll taxes, which weigh most heavily on the working poor, have been rising steadily, from 6.13% of wages in 1980 to 6.7% this year. By 1985 the Social Security rate will...
...game was scoreless when Lyman led off the third with a single, and right fielder Chris McAndrews sacrificed him to second One out later, Kay and DePaolo walked to load the bases. Rivera stroked a two-run double to left center...
...Kulyenchikov provides theater but no drama. All the tools are the music singing sels interesting costumes lights actors and a supporting crew. But there is little to catch the audience's emotion or to engage their sympathies. The occasional bits of humor surprising enough to make one laugh out load seem oddly out of place. One looks for glimmer5s of human feeling but in vain...