Word: payments
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...waitresses would also like to see a 15 per cent tip included in the bill as it is payment for a service and not a gratuity. The Harvard "preppie" for whom Welch says Cronin's exists "always leaves a tip, and it always amounts to a dime or fifteen cents...
...Britain would be making a big payment across the exchanges to the Common Fund. All the others would be making a net gain as a result of our contribution from the British taxpayer and the British housewife," Wilson said...
...indignation felt by the majority of th Iranian citizens is shared by the majority of us working here in the American and European business communities. Particularly by those of us who have delivered technology to the Iranian government on or ahead of schedule, and are still awaiting payment months and years later. To spend $100 million on a celebration when more than that amount is already owing for completed hard works is indeed indicative of that numbing Iranian characteristic: the instinctive preference of pomp to payment...
Powerful Tool. The issue took on partisan overtones when the House Banking and Currency Committee tried to write retroactivity of wage increases into law. While discussing the bill to extend Nixon's wage and price powers, the committee approved an amendment that would permit payment of raises agreed to before Aug. 15 unless they are "grossly disproportionate" to the national trend. The amendment was introduced by Democratic Representative Joseph Minish, a New Jersey A.F.L.-C.I.O. official for seven years before he won election to the House in 1962. It is far from certain that the amendment can pass Congress...
...Payment of full tuition for one term allows a student to enroll in up to six courses during that term. Ordinarily he will not take more than four courses in any one term, but up to two additional courses may be taken with the consent of the student's advisor. Any student may take fewer than four courses (as few as one) if his advisor consents. In no case will a rebate be granted on tuition for taking fewer than four courses in one term, but a student may choose to enroll in one or more summer school courses...