Word: mixes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...basket of goods and services was too heavily weighted with such items as hard liquor, red meat and tobacco, all of which the typical American now consumes less of than a decade ago. So last week when the Government released its January CPI figure, the number reflected a reapportioned mix of goods and services to measure more accurately inflation for the typical consumer...
...mix puts more emphasis on poultry and less importance on red meat, sugar and fatty foods. Auto repairs are diminished too, partly because vehicles tend to last longer. But spending on entertainment, notably cable television and restaurant meals, has risen. Health care is getting less emphasis than a decade ago, which is not to say prices have fallen but only that more costs are covered by insurance...
...full details of the Guinness scandal have not been revealed, but the investigation centers on the company's battle with Argyll Group, a Scottish supermarket chain, for control of Distillers. Both rivals had offered Distillers' shareholders a mix of stock and cash. During the contest, however, an unexplained flurry of trading raised the price of Guinness's shares. That boosted the value of Guinness's bid and helped it win Distillers. In the process, though, Guinness allegedly made large illegal purchases of its own stock and paid off other investors to do the same. Among those traders who may have...
Provost has staged this production in the intimate Holmes Living Room at North House, creating a disturbingly homey atmosphere. His unusual mix of a formal stage with a boundless theatre-in-the-round sweeps his audience into the midst of the play's action. You can't help feeling that you are somehow participating in a sadistic scene--relegated to the ineffectual position of a voyeur. This is not a comfortable role to play, and A Nite-Lite is far from a comfortable theatrical experience...
...such alternative, said Pickard, is the use of a salt-substitute for highways. The DPW is currently testing for the first time this winter, a "pre-mix" of four parts sodium-chloride and one part calcium-chloride...