Word: solvently
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...1940s, for disarmament in the 1950s, for aid to rebuild a Vietnamese village ravaged by U.S. Marines in the 1960s. But he always proved a shrewd salesman; his special sections on topics such as education and stereo electronics often attracted foundation support or extra advertising. Cousins made SR solvent enough that McCall Corp., publisher of McCall's and other magazines, acquired it for $3 million...
...these costs, the states will have little choice but to slash services or hike income taxes, or both. Warns Tom West, an economist for the Michigan Employment Security Commission: "Without any changes in the law it's going to be at least ten years before the system becomes solvent again. And it's going to be very painful not only for the employers, but for the claimants, and for the general taxpayers in the state...
...Great Barrier Reef and David Attenborough strolls into a fadeout contemplating some prehistoric epiphany, none other than Mr. Whipple may be nipping at his desert boots, fingers flexing around a roll of Charmin. Hard pressed on all sides-especially from Washington-PBS will try running commercials to keep solvent and keep the flag flying...
...interest payments on its outstanding $28 billion debt to Western nations and banks. With a public declaration of default, hard-liners argue, the credit of all Communist countries would be justifiably jeopardized and the failures of their economic systems exposed. In addition, refusing to keep Poland solvent would squarely place the burden of that country's economy on Soviet shoulders, and Moscow would have to come up with the capital to continue its client's survival...
...troika cannot always keep an eye on everything, and when it lets an issue slip by, the result can be chaos. Secretary of Health and Human Services Richard Schweiker, charged with developing a program to keep Social Security solvent, last May produced with Stockman's help a proposal to reduce sharply the future growth of pensions for people who retire at age 62. It was rushed to the White House on a weekend so that it could be discussed at a Cabinet meeting Monday morning, and an Administration position could then be presented at congressional hearings on Social Security. Meese...