Word: means
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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EVERYBODY-even the drum patt-er-was plugged in and counting, anxious to see a cooking bird turn green. Suddenly, the orbiting wheel made an eyeball instrumentation and inputted a hold: a ball peen adjustment could mean the difference between a red bird and a green one. What if it turned red? EGADS...
...that Churchill was belittling the size of the show's audience (estimated 500,000), but Randolph rolled right on: "I wouldn't think of asking you about your sisters. I was warned. They said, 'Don't you trust them. They'll spring something dirty, mean, caddish on you.' I've not been disappointed by what my friends said...
...never reveal my sources of information," shot back Churchill. "I'm a journalist, not a television interviewer. One's only doing you a favor by coming, I mean, you're making a lot of money. Some dirty people who sell soap are making a lot of money out of it. I'm not getting a farthing out of it. Why the hell should I let myself be bullied around and kicked around by you? We [in England] do as we choose and we just don't take it bloody lying down. Your shame...
...some more questions. But when Churchill heard one asking him to explain his charge that Americans have "deteriorated in character," he returned to the attack: "Everybody wants to do the same thing, and they're frightened and bulldozed, even bullied, often by people like yourself. I mean I'm not frightened of you. Why the hell should I be? I mean I'm leaving the country tomorrow and I can get along very well without...
Nowhere does list price mean less than in the U.S. auto industry. Says Ward's Automotive Reports: Discounts are here to stay. "The 25% dealer price markup is greater than can be justified by the services performed by the dealer." The manufacturers' suggested list price has also become meaningless as the difference between it and the actual "delivered price" that the customer pays has increased. The original list price does not include taxes, delivery charges and optional equipment, which often add $1,000 to the cost of a car. As customers have learned to bargain harder, the percentage...