Word: meager
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...went to work because he could not afford to lose a day's wage by staying home. "I had wanted to stay at home but I don't have money to feed my family," he said. "I always use the resources at work like telephones to [supplement] my meager salary, so if I stay at home I won't get those privileges...
...driven from the neighborhood. But in nearby Saydiyah, Hammadi found a family heading in the opposite direction--to Syria--and offered to live in their house as an unpaid caretaker. He borrowed some money to buy a dilapidated minibus. Ferrying kids to and from school brought him a meager $10 a day, but it was better than living off handouts from cousins in Damascus. His wife Shada, 30, supplemented the family income by baking bread and selling it in the neighborhood. The couple were happy their children Ibrahim, 5, and Sajda, 4, would be able to grow up "as Iraqis...
...said Democratic Senator Christopher Dodd of Connecticut. "Can you imagine the reaction here and abroad if Yuri Andropov had made this speech?" Others were appalled at the enormous potential costs of a space race. Said Republican Senator Mark Hatfield of Oregon: "It is a call to siphon off the meager and inadequate commitment which now exists to rebuild America." A few Senators, including Republicans Pete Domenici of New Mexico and Malcolm Wallop of Wyoming, have long been urging such a project. The reaction from most others was guarded curiosity. "It's worth putting out and debating," said Senator William Cohen...
...past week has been an incredibly difficult time for Bear Stearns. This transaction represents the best outcome for all of our constituencies.' ALAN SCHWARTZ, president and ceo of Bear Stearns, which, as part of a federal bailout, was acquired by rival JPMorgan Chase for $236.2 million - a meager $2 per share...
...past week has been an incredibly difficult time for Bear Stearns. This transaction represents the best outcome for all of our constituencies.' ALAN SCHWARTZ, president and CEO of Bear Stearns, which, as part of a federal bailout, was acquired by rival JPMorgan Chase for $236.2 million--a meager $2 per share...