Word: tab
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...does Dan Rather mention the Iran-Iraq war almost parenthetically as the evening's fourth story--preceded by a Tab commercial--and only as a 20 second blurb? And why don't we find the horror stories of the battlefield massacres on the front page of The New York Times? Why is the story a short column on page A23, between a story on a municipal garbage strike and an ad for cheap shots...
...Bergdorf's. But when a buyer prices a garment ($48 for a Comme des Garçons wool T shirt, $523 for one of the shearling coats Montana designs for Complice) it is usually presented at "first cost." The designer's fee, as well as the tab for actually making the garment, and the designer's sales expenses and promotion budget are often included. What a U.S. store pays, however, can be as much as 1½ times the first cost-the "landed" cost of the clothes, which covers all the freight, customs and handling charges. Lest...
...Indianapolis nor to grow too attached to their Colts, as the Irsays of the world are a fickle breed, and a booming city like Phoenix or San Jose will always be beckoning with an eager checkbook. Of course, Indianapolisites will learn soon enough what price love demands: the average tab for a day at the Hoosier Dome this fall will be about $25. It the newest Colts lovers don't have that kind of money, they can always sell a pint of blood...
...inarguably the biggest man on campus, and who would want to argue with him anyway? North Carolina State University Senior Tab Thacker, 22, packs 447½ Ibs. into a frame that is 58 in. (chest) by 54 in. (waist) by 77 in. (height). "I never eat a whole lot at a time, but I eat continuously," he explains. Thacker is almost as able-bodied as he is awesome. An All-America collegiate wrestler, he is fresh from pinning down the N.C.A.A. heavyweight title with his 31st consecutive win of the year. His next goal is the Olympics...
...Champions of the proposed regional defense force insist that it would include no more than 1,000 troops, but Barbadian Brigadier Rudyard Lewis, the regional security coordinator, has already suggested that the contingent should have as many as 1,800 men. An informed Barbadian analyst predicts that the final tab for such a force could amount to almost $100 million over five years...