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...Habib Bourguiba a solid gold olive tree and from Kuwait's Emir Sabah as Salem as Sabah two black Arabian stallions. President Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines sent a packet of seeds of a new strain of rice that, if it finds the right soil, can increase yields tenfold. The gifts and the illustrious names of their senders were well suited to the occasion. Iran last week celebrated the biggest public event of its recent history: the coronation, on his 48th birthday, of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi...
...Swift & Co. wholesaler in Illinois read the story, made an arrangement to supply the butcher with meat at a substantial discount so the dealer could put a sign on his plant saying "We supply Julia Child." Since Butcher Savenor was identified in our story his sales have increased tenfold-from 1,500 Ibs. to 15,000 Ibs. of meat per week...
...School of Design has expanded in 15 years from 170 students to 270, and from a faculty of under 20 to more than 60. The school's endowment has more than doubled, the yearly budget has been quadrupled, and the amount of money in outside grants has increased about tenfold...
...rounds fired would be tenfold...
...respond to and exercise judgment on residents. The responsibility is similar to that of determining the fate of a family member. "Certainly they possess idealism and altruism," she says, "but their most striking characteristic is a belief that they can find answers themselves. They do. They get back tenfold what they give...