Word: profitable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Stevens said President Bok invited the representatives last month on behalf of the Institute of International Education (IIE), a non-profit organization located in New York that will coordinate a scholarship program...
...people, I think, believe Carter's claim that he allowed the Shah to enter America on humanitarian grounds. Humanitarian considerations do not enter the American Government's thinking at all. Washington is prepared to do anything, kill 200,000 people in an atomic raid, in order to gain some profit. No one can believe these officials were humanistically motivated in giving the Shah an entry visa. In a sense, they have abducted the deposed tyrant to make sure he will not divulge their secrets. If we try him, all the facts the U.S. Government wants to cover up will surface...
Much of the U.S. price escalation reflects Detroit's need to squeeze more earnings out of small cars. Typically, the manufacturer's profit on an economy model is between $500 and $700, compared with more than $1,500 on mid-size autos and as much as $5,700 on luxury cars. So with sales of their larger models going soft, the automakers are hoping to make more money on the cars that are selling...