Word: paid
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...generics more readily available by speeding up the Government-approval process, competition has skyrocketed -- and so has the opportunity for abuse. Now a yearlong investigation by the Justice Department and the Food and Drug Administration is uncovering evidence that some makers of generic pharmaceuticals falsified laboratory test results and paid off FDA chemists to gain quick Government approval for their products. While no drugs have been found so far to be harmful or ineffective, the fraud is shaking the reputation of the $7 billion generic-drug industry...
...Jimmy Carter's presidency and badly tarnished Ronald Reagan's. While pointedly refusing to offer any quid pro quo, he stepped carefully back from Reagan's stated policy of never negotiating with terrorists. If the hostages come home, Bush hinted, he might consider releasing Iranian assets -- principally undelivered weapons paid for in advance -- that have been frozen by the U.S. since 1979. "Goodwill begets goodwill," he said, quoting his own Inaugural Address...
...talked to the human beings who run the zoos, Willwerth was especially impressed by the dedication that curators feel to their quite modestly paid jobs. He was also drawn into the difficult issues of animal management. Says Willwerth: "Listening to complex discussions of gene pools, habitat destruction, medical problems, immersion landscapes and zoo politics is surprisingly compelling...
...First," said Joey, "I called to be sure I'd really get frequent-flyer mileage if I used these checks. ((Usually with the checks you don't.)) They | said yes. Then I made sure my account balance was zero: I paid all my outstanding charges and quit using the card. ((He switched to his United Airlines Visa.)) Then I took one of the checks they sent me, made it out to myself for $10,000 and deposited it in my bank. So I was borrowing $10,000 from MasterCard. ((He has a big credit line.)) But at the same time...
...reduce the flood of Soviets who come from the rest of the country to buy scarce goods in better-supplied Baltic shops. The Estonians discuss establishing their own credit-card system, and the Latvians talk about creating an alternative currency as early as next January. It would be paid to local workers and redeemable in special stores. Last month the Supreme Soviet finally gave Estonia and Lithuania the green light to try running their economies free of interference from central ministries in Moscow. If these experiments prove successful, the three Baltic states could serve as the economic locomotive Gorbachev badly...