Word: throwaway
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...started making ballpoint refills in an old factory near Paris. Soon it occurred to Bich that a disposable pen that needed no refills would be more to the point. What his country needed, as Bich saw it, was a good 10? pen. Today the cheapest throwaway Bic sells for less than that in France-about 7?. In the U.S. the same pen retails for 19?, and it is the biggest seller on the market...
...have so many invested so much in Bio-Medical? The company is working on a family of disposable medical instruments that may offer some advantages in convenience, cost and sanitation over products now available. Among other things, Bio-Medical has developed a throwaway version of the simplest and most frequently used medical instrument: the thermometer...
Otherwise the story is a promising crime caper, involving the theft of millions of dollars worth of wine. Condon's throwaway lines have all their old weird wonder. Any one of the enormities he assigns to his characters at the rate of three a page would have fueled a complete farce. Jangling together they achieve only a certain frenzy, and give the odd impression of a man shouting desperately to avoid hearing something...
...amateurs' pictures are taken of people, especially babies, relatives and guests at special occasions like birthday parties. Because so many of an amateur's pictures are taken at home or close to home, most of the disadvantages of the current Land cameras-the bulkiness, the throwaway negatives-do not really pose problems. On the other hand, their principal advantage-immediate viewing-is a major asset. Land argues that what the company has to offer its customers is "the realization of an impulse: see it, touch it, have it." Reflecting this, the company's advertisements show informal Polaroid...
...biggest Swiss horological groups, proudly wears a plastic watch, and he says, "This might be as important a development as the electronic watch." Because the plastic case is sealed and cannot be opened for repairs, the new product will be the industry's first real throwaway watch...