Word: payes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...soldiers, the moral dilemma only deepened as the determined government of Shamir ordered yet another military crackdown. "We will increase the punishment so there is a higher price to pay for throwing stones," explained army Chief of Staff Dan Shomron. A new kind of ammunition has been introduced: a round, rubber-clad metal ball advertised as nonlethal but responsible for nearly half a dozen deaths so far this month. Soldiers are permitted to fire supposedly less lethal plastic bullets more readily, including at the backs of fleeing protesters. Stone throwers can be jailed for five years, their parents fined...
...excess of Government borrowing and spending increases U.S. demand for imported goods. At the same time, currencies that are strong in relation to the dollar have made American farms, factories and real estate tempting to foreign buyers, says McKinnon, "so we conduct something of a fire sale" to pay for imported merchandise...
...parents, both graduates of Howard University. His ability to glide effortlessly between different worlds was enhanced when he began taking the bus from Harlem to the Upper East Side to attend white schools. "When I was young," he says, "making white friends was no problem." At Middlebury he helped pay for his education by joining ROTC...
...case began in 1985 when the Washington-based Community for Creative Non-Violence (CCNV) commissioned Reid to craft the sculpture. The CCNV, an advocacy group for the homeless, agreed to pay $15,000 for materials and other costs, and Reid agreed to donate his services. But after the statue was completed, the two sides started sparring over the copyright -- specifically, who would profit from using the sculpture's image on cards and calendars...
...expected to devote extra time to rehearsals and limit performances to about 160 a year. "He doesn't want a few special roses in a garden of weeds," as Mehta puts it. Berge, who took over the opera association last August, not only requested that Barenboim take a pay cut and give up substantial executive authority but also demanded that the $430 million Bastille opera house start paying its way with an assembly line of up to 250 performances a season. Barenboim agreed to take a substantial pay cut, but the arguments over artistic control remained insoluble...