Word: rewardable
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...grand finale to two hellish weeks of elimination rounds in which 38 young conductors from 20 countries competed for a handsome reward: $5,000 for each of four first-prize winners plus a one-year contract as assistant conductors of either the New York Philharmonic or the National Symphony in Washington. The competition was unbearable; indeed, as the pressure mounted, some of the entrants seemed a bit teched. One shaggy-maned candidate continually roamed the hallways, humming and conducting an imaginary orchestra with all the jabbing vigor of a shadowboxer; another, never without his trusty baton, sat in on bull...
This was a grab bag within a grab bag. Among other things, the President called for 1) a Highway Safety Act to cut down on traffic deaths, 2) a plan to "rebuild entire sections and neighborhoods" in some U.S. cities as well as "stimulate and reward planning for the growth of entire metropolitan areas," 3) an end to pollution of rivers, 4) an attack on "crime and lawlessness" through a federal program to "modernize and strengthen local police forces," 5) a bill requiring honest labels on packages, 6) a program demanding that all interest and credit charges be fully revealed...
...they footpadded off with the "irreplaceable" jewel collection of her seventh husband, Laotian Prince Raymond Doan Vinh Na Champassak. The princess felt so sentimental about the necklace with the gold and diamond elephants, the opal stickpin, the emerald cuff links and the rest that she posted a $10,000 reward...
Besides the weekend, the only tangible reward Salerno will receive will be a year's subscription to Playboy, "which," the spokesman said, "is really a pretty grand prize when you think about...
...When someone brings into the public record the name of a man (Goldberg's father) more revered than the proponent of this amendment," Goldberg declared. "And when that man has served the City of Cambridge 100 per cent without reward, then I think I have something to say." There was clapping from an audience of more than...