Word: substandard
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...office means that proposals for addressing the city's ills may not get serious consideration. For example, Washington's nonvoting delegate to Congress, Eleanor Holmes Norton, wants to lure back middle-class families, which have been fleeing Washington by the tens of thousands because of high taxes, lousy schools, substandard services and crime, by cutting federal income taxes for District residents. This idea makes sense because people here have no real representation in Congress and pay the highest combined local and federal taxes in the U.S. But you can almost hear the lawmakers chortling at the very idea that people...
Erlich said the unnamed contractor is illegally classifying workers as independent contractors, paying substandard wages and providing little or no benefits and insurance. He criticized Harvard for "buying hot goods...
Whatever the reason for the substandard performance and want of intensity, the team and coaches refocused yesterday in practice. Harvard coach Bill Doyle made it clear that the team can't expect everything. They have to go out and play instead of just turning...
...deal's ancillary elements can make it tricky to assess. Warner Bros. signed Madonna to a $60 million deal and even gave the Material Girl her very own record label. Madonna's last few records have sold only about 3 million copies apiece, substandard for her, but the deal's overall returns look better because her private label has fared well (its latest success: imported Canadian diva Alanis Morissette, whose Grammy-nominated CD Jagged Little Pill has hit No. 1). The Rolling Stones' two albums since their 1992 $35 million contract with Virgin have had mild sales, but the fact...
Crew chiefs and custodial workers in several undergraduate Houses received letters this week from Facilities Maintenance saying their work is substandard and warning of possible firing...