Word: ploy
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Some of the perks claimed by East Germany's elite had a style reminiscent of ward pols in the U.S. Several Politburo members, for example, held the presumably undemanding post of "honorary member" of the Construction Ministry's "academy," for an annual pop of about $10,000. Another favorite ploy was to requisition scarce building materials for use in the construction of homes for children and other relatives...
...some developers want to put in its place. When a new mini-mall threatened to replace the Minuteman Carwash in Los Angeles, a 1960 building sporting a boomerang-shape decoration on its roof, neighborhood residents petitioned the Cultural Heritage Commission of Los Angeles to declare it a landmark. The ploy failed, but the case attracted the attention of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the largest preservation organization in the U.S. Says trust spokeswoman Courtney Damkroger: "If something like this gas station is designated a landmark locally, it sets a precedent for other buildings of its kind...
...Note: Yale didn't have to really accept you for this ploy to work. Yalies are so paranoid they'll believe anything...
...terms of the accord signed last August to dismantle the rebel operation by Dec. 5. The U.S., to guarantee that the vote takes place, has supported the contras in their refusal to disband until after the Nicaraguan elections, though it has prohibited offensive operations. In this regard, Ortega's ploy may have worked. Sandinista and rebel leaders appear likely to hold new talks soon...
...according to Bok, the weekends aren't justanother fundraising ploy. "I don't think that'strue that they're just used as a perk. I'm suredifferent motives may inspire different kinds ofinvitations, [but fundraising] is certainly notthe primary motive involved as far as I can tell...