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Word: rental (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...does, few Beta owners will be surprised. Anyone who has tried to rent Beta movies has had difficulty finding recent film releases. Even though most major Hollywood studios still produce Beta versions of their movies, retail stores and rental shops devote most of their shelf space these days to the more popular (and more profitable) newly released VHS versions of such films as Roxanne and Tin Men. But as the ranks of Beta devotees thin out, they have one small consolation. They will face less competition in renting the Beta ) tapes still available. When they want to check out that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Goodbye Beta: Sony will make VHS players | 1/25/1988 | See Source »

...growing housing shortage and safety will be the most important issues facing the council this year, observers said. The council will consider Mayor Raymond L. Flynn's new housing package that includes rent control and stricter controls on converting rental units into condominiums...

Author: By Adriane Y. Stewart, | Title: A Shift in Boston City Council | 1/13/1988 | See Source »

...just tell them that it's actually stealing, and that the shoes belong to the alley. Sometimes people try to keep rental shoes in their own lockers...

Author: By Paul R. Simms, | Title: Almost Quitting Time | 12/15/1987 | See Source »

...Harvard and real estate are always a volatile combination in Cambridge, and these plans raised even more furor than usual. In addition to the University's tax-free status. local politicians and activists constantly condemn the University's large share of the rental market, and its efforts to influence city government. The twin mortgage plans, City Councilors say, represent both...

Author: By Martha A. Bridegam, | Title: HRE Ended Subsidies In 1984 | 12/2/1987 | See Source »

Many Harvard students chose, however, chose to leave the driving to themselves. They rented a car. The Cambridge Avis Rent-A-Car, one of the only rental companies in the area that rents cars to students under 25, had weekend reservations for 60 cars as of yesterday afternoon. The average number of cars rented on a typical Friday...

Author: By Wendy R. Meltzer, | Title: More Than 12,500 Flock to The Game | 11/20/1987 | See Source »

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