Word: recoups
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...former employee had been stealing the codes to their computer programs, they brought charges against the man. But when they later found out that he had given those secrets to a spy ring that included Japanese corporate giants Mitsubishi, Nissan and Toshiba, there was little they could do to recoup the competitive advantage they had lost. The man was sentenced to six years in jail, but no action was ever brought against the Japanese companies, which claimed they did not know the information was stolen...
...other business, the council approved $4,000 for Sanders Theater Presents to partially underwrite an upcoming magic show. Sanders will reduce the price of 300 undergraduate tickets to an "Evening with Penn and Teller" from more than $20 to $10. If all 300 tickets are sold, the council will recoup...
...federal district court dismissed a lawsuit last week brought on behalf of college students seeking to recoup money lost from alleged tuition price-fixing...
...breath that the stars bring us." Instead of thinking about how to cut costs and reach a broader audience, producers who employ stars typically have to accede to higher salaries and shorter runs and thus raise ticket prices -- to a $50 top for Streetcar and Maiden -- to try to recoup faster...
Drexel won't find it easy to recoup the money. Last October, the SEC criticized the payments as excessive but not illegal. However, under the , bankruptcy code, companies can sue for the return of so-called preference payments dating back one year before the firms collapsed. "Drexel will also argue that the bonuses were a fraudulent conveyance," says bankruptcy lawyer Leon Marcus. "My guess is that some of the employees will settle, while the guys with the deepest pockets are going to fight it forever...