Word: ruckuses
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...worst ruckus broke out in Austin last summer, when commuters realized that the "innovative" financing authorized by the Trans-Texas legislation meant they would start paying tolls. Traditionally, highways have been financed by gasoline-tax revenues. But that money now barely covers road maintenance, much less new construction, and raising gas taxes is as politically unpalatable in Texas as it is everywhere else. The state, for the first time, can go into debt by issuing bonds for new roads. Although those bonds can be paid back by a number of possible revenue sources (such as steeper fines for drunken driving...
Midway through the second half, BC again brought the ruckus before the cage. With too much pressure from the Eagles preventing the taxed Harvard defense from clearing the ball, Sara York got close and knocked a rebound home...
...same time repels listeners who may want to escape from the ear-splitting and ineffective shrieking. It’s a challenge to grasp the “movement and momentum” of an album when shielding one’s ears from the dissonant ruckus of songs like “I’m a Fake” and “Let It Bleed...
...Fire, a disc of abrasive punk and indie album mastered by Steve Albini. With any luck, the small stage at T.T.’s will be enough to contain the band’s attack, or for some people, allow them to bring the ruckus into the audience. Either way, fans’ ears will endure the same. With Night Rally and Black Helicopter. Tickets $8, $10 day of. 9pm. T.T. the Bear’s Place...
...billion stock and cash deal, effectively putting himself out of a job. But don't feel too sorry for him: Landau stands to make at least €10.5 million in severance and maybe twice as much once benefits and gains from stock options kick in. The disclosure caused a ruckus in France ; the UNSA union called it "organized racketeering with the firm's cash." Quizzed about the payout, Landau said it wasn't part of the deal with Sanofi and that he hadn't "had time to make the calculation" of its size. Heinz-Werner Meier, Aventis' HR chief...