Word: richer
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...hurts to know that the President's $200,000 salary yields no more income tax than my $7,000 a year [Dec. 17]. What hurts even more is that his lawyers contrived figuring appears to be perfectly legal under our rich-get-richer tax laws...
...third piece owes its success to Stephen Hammer, the oboe soloist. Originally written for flute in D major, this piece is now the Oboe Concerto In C. As such it provides an opportunity for a mellower and richer sound, which Hammer certainly provided...
...Days. Yet year after year, despite the competition from bigger, richer, more glamorous schools, Merritt manages to field a fearsome team. Why? One reason is that many young black athletes, particularly from the South, feel more comfortable playing for a black coach at a black school than they would if they went north or west. Most of the Tennessee State players come from poor families, and to them, football is a way out of poverty. Merritt's record and the proven interest of professional scouts are powerful incentives. Says Raymond Bryant, a tough linebacker: "Coach Merritt kept saying...
...policy shift, will no longer pay farmers to hold down production. Butz warns farmers to expect shortages of fertilizers and of propane gas used to dry grains. But barring drought, blight or flood, the men and women on the land can look forward to an even fatter harvest and richer incomes next year...
Inflation, caused at least in part by the worldwide rise in commodity prices, is only one of Heath's problems. Projections show that if the economy does not pick up, Britain, which started off the '60s as one of the richer countries in Europe, within a decade or so may be competing with Portugal and Spain for last place in terms of per capita wealth. In the past decade, Britain's gross national product has risen more slowly than any other European nation's, and the country has had the lowest growth in such consumer goods...