Word: payoff
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...part of their strategy to wait and see what happened in there before they took their shot at us." The civil case had to be resolved quickly so that at the very least, the criminal proceedings would not benefit from it. From Jackson's viewpoint, a multimillion-dollar payoff was an easier option than the humiliation of testifying -- and the possibility of jail time...
Harvard's commitment to lobbying seems to payoff in the eyes of Harvard faculty andadministrators, several of whom say that effortsto prevent legislation from becoming cumbersomeare frequently successful...
Victorious G.O.P. politico inexplicably volunteers payoff scandal details...
...ultimate payoff for a really long season of hard work," Barnum said. "Second place was just not good enough...
Yeltsin's economic plans may also be hampered by his debt to the armed forces. The military has twice saved the President -- once by not firing on the White House in August 1991 and again by firing on it last week. Now the generals will be looking for a payoff for services rendered. While they will certainly try to influence overall security policy, their strongest concerns % are at home. The army has been humiliated by its loss of status, the poor housing provided for its officers returning from service in Eastern Europe and the Baltics, and a general decline...