Word: lossing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...answers will not be simple. Oilmen disclaim any wrongdoing and insist that the problem is mainly the result of OPEC members' decision to prop up high oil prices by reducing exports. Because oil shipments from Iran take about two months to reach the U.S. market, the loss caused by the shutdown during the revolution-about 700,000 bbl. per day-did not affect American consumers until March. The American Petroleum Institute estimates that the U.S. now is short as much as 1 million bbl. of imported oil per day. Iran resumed exports in March, but this oil will...
...seven or eight years of schooling, two or three years of internship, two or three years of specialization, by then he is married, starting a family and an expensive practice, and is at his peak outlay. Consider the long years of learning and not earning, the killing hours and loss of contact with family." A few doctors indeed hint that they are underpaid?or observe that they earn less than corporation chiefs and top sports stars, though their value to society is at least as great. Whatever one may think of that argument, the physicians' attitude obviously does nothing...
...half-liter bottle, beer in West Germany is priced 25% lower than mineral water or fruit juice. Still, several big brewers have been selling beer at a loss in selected markets, only to find that many Germans regard inexpensive beer as, well, cheap. Despite the interest in fitness, the light Diät beers some brewers have introduced have flopped. Germans do not like their beer to be as robust as they used to; brands with alcohol content close to 6% are fading, and the typical beer is now 4.2% alcohol; but even those brews are more potent than...
...With what words did Timmy Berra console Mickey Mantle following the Yankees' loss to the Pirates in the 1960 World Series...
...Whom did Harvey Haddix retire for his record-setting 28th consecutive out on his way to a near perfect loss...