Word: rewardingly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...leveling of the inflationary spiral was as important as the business decline in calming social tensions. Since early 1969 the inflation rate has not increased, though it has yet failed to decline noticeably. When prices began to rise in 1966, those relationships became distorted. Savers were penalized and speculators rewarded. People were angered at stockbrokers' taking four vacations a year and plumbers making $20,000; they felt that neither deserved it. "Inflation is a sign that something is terribly unbalanced in society," says Economist Sam Nakagama. "There is normally a relationship between effort and reward. Inflation rewards speculation...
...after Britain granted associate statehood in 1967, as Premier. Bird, now 63, turned Antigua into a jet-age Cannes of the Caribbean, complete with 33 hotels drawing 65,000 tourists annually, a casino, an oil refinery and such illustrious sojourners as Dean Acheson, Andre Kostelanetz and Aristotle Onassis. His reward was to hear 70,000 Antiguans sing happy calypsos praising "Papa Bird...
...Times quoted the Texas state constitution: "During the time he holds the office of Governor he shall not practice any profession, and receive compensation, reward, fee, or the promise thereof." The Times reported that in 1967, while he was Governor, "foundation records were showing payments to Mr. Connally." Reporter Martin Waldron had tried to get Connally's side of the story, but was told that the President had asked Connally not to grant interviews until after the Senate's confirmation vote...
...hamburger. Most sheriffs lack the manpower to check the rustlers. Instead, ranchers send gun-toting cowboys on range patrols in trucks and even light planes. The Florida Cattlemen's Association puts up $500 for tips leading to the conviction of any rustler; in the past 15 months, the reward has been collected only eight times. To sweeten the pot, county associations now offer additional rewards of up to $1,000. The state department of agriculture has added an investigative branch to aid local lawmen and, to further deter cattle thieves, the legislature has raised the maximum penalty for trespassing...
They know that misbehavior can be changed by "punishment" if a a reward for good behavior follows very swiftly. If a reward (like parole) is delayed too long, they say, the subject forgets what he is being punished for, becomes aggressive and may go insane. In this sense, the Puritan use of stocks followed...