Word: owing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...strength was his hold on the country's news media. Presidential supporters own almost all of the 14 major daily newspapers and four of the five major television networks. The remaining TV outlet is owned outright by the government. Nearly all of the country's 270 radio stations owe allegiance to Marcos. Most presidential forays were covered in detail throughout the campaign, and many Marcos speeches were broadcast from start to finish...
...basement of his Beltsville, Md., home. One put up the walls, another supplied the mirrors, still others contributed equipment. Marks' gym has now become a sort of mini-health club. Instead of paying membership dues, intimates spring for drinks or dinners. Says Marks: "It's great. Your friends always owe you favors...
University Press officials refused to elaborate on the director's statement, which said in part, "At a minimum, the public has a right to know of any CIA funding connected with a book. The publisher and the author owe this to the public...
Companies, however, are not the only frantic borrowers. Several board members pointed out that Americans today generally owe more and save less. Nonmortgage consumer debt is nearly 19% of disposable income, an all-time high. The rate of personal savings has fallen from 6% of disposable income at the end of 1984 to 3.7% in the third quarter of this year. Depleted savings coupled with increased debt could cause a slowdown in consumer spending, which could be particularly bad for retailers during the important Christmas season. That could damage the entire economy...
...threw up five to 25 times a day was told she would be cured if she gave the therapist a penny the first time she vomited and doubled the sum each time she threw up. Says Haley: "They quickly figure out that it doubles so fast that they can owe the therapist hundreds of thousands of dollars in a few days, so they stop...