Word: portioning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...bill provides tough new methods to collect child support from delinquent divorced parents. Less than half of the 5 million families who are owed support payments ever receive the full amount; a quarter never see a dime. Now deadbeats will have a portion of their salaries withheld or their property attached. Child-support debts will be reported to credit agencies, and the IRS will deduct past-due payments from tax refunds...
...rich don't want to blend in with the working class any more. We want clothes that flaunt our individuality, that show off our status, and the rich want to stand out." Having Calvin Klein's name or Gloria Vanderbilt's signature attached to the hind portion of a pair of denims is one way to stand out a little bit, but moniker flash may also be passing away. The Gloria Vanderbilt people, for example, admit guardedly that there has been a sales plunge in their basic jeans model. But as much money as they pulled down...
...basic problem in this new danger is that the government's chief regulatory agency--the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)--does not have the manpower to inspect even a significant minority of the thousands of workplaces around the country. It oversees 2800 inspectors, only a small portion of all the workplaces covered by the Occupational Safety Administration Act. Even if the agency had the requisite resources, it would probably not even know what to look for. The electronics industry is only beginning to learn how to analyze hazards of the workplace--especially long-term threats to worker health. OSHA...
...months. Iran announced that its troops had cleared 100 sq. mi. of a rugged mountain area controlled by Kurdish rebels who are supported by Iraq. In the process, Tehran said, 220 Kurds had been killed. Last week TIME Correspondent Barry Hillenbrand had a rare opportunity to visit the Iraqi portion of the area known as Kurdistan. His report...
...scales decidedly in their favor. No doubt about it: the Jacksons' tour is a real show-business extravaganza, a four-star eye-glazer and ear-bender replete with laser effects, magic tricks, assorted marvelous machines, sundry intermittent detonations, a finale full of fireworks... and, oh yes, a healthy portion of good solid funk. Soul Train meets Star Wars on the outskirts of Las Vegas. A lot of-quite literal-bang for the buck...