Word: offerred
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...gambling surge. Computers have made possible the instantaneous distribution of odds on any kind of race or ball game anywhere in the country; bettors can watch the performance of the horses or teams they follow on cable television. Lotteries sell tickets through player-activated computer terminals; churches and charities offer computerized bingo readers. "The new technology makes gambling much more accessible, and it speeds everything up," says Richard Rosenthal, a Beverly Hills psychoanalyst who specializes in treating compulsive gamblers. "It makes gambling much more addictive...
...concept moved on to Europe in 1973 and Asia in 1976. In Australia we offer additional local coverage through a joint venture with John Fairfax & Sons Ltd. Last year the various international editions of TIME carried a total of 53 cover stories that did not appear...
...purpose throughout is to offer citizens of the global village a selection of practical information that is tailored to their needs, while remaining attentive to regional concerns. We took an additional step in that direction in April by becoming the first global newsmagazine to convert to all-color printing in all editions (a capability we've had in the U.S. since...
Circling each other warily, always on the lookout for decisive openings, Time Inc. and Paramount Communications engaged in a fresh round of legal and financial swordplay last week. No clear winner emerged in the epic duel, but the thrusts and parries offered Wall Street speculators plenty of titillation -- and uncertainty. Time's board started off by rejecting Paramount's sweetened takeover bid, in which the company raised its offer for Time from $175 to $200 a share, or a total of more than $12 billion. The Time directors reiterated their plan to go ahead with an acquisition of Warner Communications...
...Before the compromise was conceived, the lumbermen had made it plain that they would reject any reduction in permissible logging. In Washington, Oregon's congressional delegation was angered and disappointed. Lamented Hatfield: "I wonder if those who saw fit to torpedo a fair, short- term solution have anything to offer...