Word: reaps
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...couple of years ago when the engine of my plane quit. Someone had put gallons of water in the gas tank, but I can't prove who did it." A current officer of the church maintains that Flynn "is a man desperate for money" who hopes to reap riches from his cut of any successful suits against the church...
...flurry of activity in financial centers around the world. Short-term interest rates often rise or fall on the basis of what the Fed reports, causing swings in the prices of bonds and often stocks. Anyone who could find out in advance what the figures would be might reap huge profits by buying or selling...
...House members), but they opened the way for a flood of "honorariums" from special-interest groups by forbidding any limit on outside income for Senators. A $9,100 limit on outside earnings was due to go into effect next year and would have stopped the practice whereby some Senators reap more than $50,000 a year by giving speeches and making personal appearances...
...Porky's, a pickup from an independent film maker. But that commercial success was far outnumbered by such turkeys as Monsignor, Making Love, Six Pack and Author! Author! In The Verdict, starring Paul Newman, Fox finally has a critically acclaimed smasheroo, but Lansing will not be around to reap the rewards. Last week she resigned her post, which paid $300,000 a year, plus bonuses...
Powell: I very definitely see Andropov continuing along Brezhnev's path. They are just beginning to reap the rewards of having gained numerical superiority. This is hardly a time to change course. From the Soviet point of view, the purpose of these weapons is to promote the likelihood of using them for intimidation purposes. I see, from the point of view of the Politburo, no reason to expect change, rather a lot of patting themselves and each other on the back for the successes they have achieved...