Word: skew
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Before the final figures are set, the council is likely to skew the tax rate, so that businesses will pay a higher rate than homeowners. The council declared last night that its policy was to set residential taxes at the minimum permissible under state...
Browne is a firm believer in monetary policy, but he noted that monetarism is designed to work in a free market. "The skew between the private and public sectors has widened," he said. "We've all been living for 30 years under socialism in Britain and have gotten used to the painkiller...
...fact, Troise admitted, he and a friend were trying to mobilize the nation's pets to solve the energy crisis. "Put the little beggars on treadmills." Did the movement have a slogan? "Sure: 'It's not enough to be cute any more.' " -By John Skew...
...would be surprised if the general managers didn't have positive reactions--knowing they were coming here to skew the union. I'd expect them to leave gleeful, smiling and jumping," Donald Brodie, assistant executive director of NFL players associations said...
Texas's system of choosing one textbook for all state public schools gives that state's textbook selection committee disproportionate influence on the views presented in the nation's history textbooks, Fitzgerald said, adding that publishers often skew history accounts to a "Texas viewpoint." Texas has been the site of divisive battles over textbook selection in recent years...