Word: lump
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Boeing can now get back to speed on its $85 billion backlog of commercial- jet orders. Under the new three-year contract, the machinists will receive 10% wage increases (their prestrike hourly pay range: $8.88 to $18.42) and lump-sum payments totaling 19% of gross...
...spokesperson Katalin Mitchell said the grant, which is composed of a $120,000 lump sum payment and a commitment to match up to $30,000, was awarded in September, after the theater company submitted its proposal for the program. A total of 53 groups were competing for the grants, Cherry said...
...City brownstones. The shifting patterns of light chase M around and dance with her in a malevolent pas de deux, whimsically trapping her and letting her go as her mood shifts from hope to despair. The light and sound join forces to overwhelm M, sometimes leaving her a helpless lump on the floor...
Gore raised the injustice with IRS Acting Commissioner Michael J. Murphy, who agreed that the policy was wrong. Henceforth, he ruled, overly generous taxpayers will get refunds. The problem arises mainly for workers who retire or quit and get lump-sum pension payments but forget to claim a credit for the taxes that were withheld. Taxpayers who detect such an error as far back as 1985 can apply for repayment. The Government will even pony up interest on its unfair use of the citizens' money...
...said the 5000 to 6000 idled employees were being notified immediately of their "no-work" status and would receive lump-sum payments ranging from $270 to $640, depending on their normal wages. The laid-off workers include ticket and reservations agents, secretaries and other clerical workers, customer service workers and some management employees...