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...game has 45 minute halves; thus a premium is placed on conditioning...
Bethell said the unique characteristic of journalism in teaching expository writing is its premium on clarity. "People must think out structure in advance, and then look hard at it. Journalism is a highly legitimate area of study, one that unquestionably has a place in expository writing...
...America, Citibank, Chase Manhattan and Manufacturers Hanover all conspicuously took no part in a recent $250 million loan to the Soviet Union's Foreign Trade Bank. Some Western banks are also trying to raise interest rates charged to Communist borrowers. They had been tacking a 1.25-percentage-point premium onto whatever rate they had to pay to borrow funds to relend in Eastern Europe. Now some are demanding a 1.5 premium...
...Perdue. Last week, when many chickens were selling for 49? per Ib. in New York-area supermarkets, Perdue broilers fetched 77? per Ib. Frank Perdue, of course, would claim that the premium is justified by the large and juicy breasts of his yellow-skinned chickens (he feeds them marigold petals), but clearly, something is also due to the appeal of his image...
...GEICO should nonetheless go under, policyholders would have from 30 to 60 days, depending on their state, to find another insurer. Most would lose some part of the premiums they have already paid to GEICO. Claims against GEICO would be paid out of state-run insurance guaranty funds, which are empowered to assess other insurance companies up to 2% of their premium income. Those companies would then divide GEICO's assets - if any were left...