Word: tolls
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...those horror stories of waste by the Pentagon and fraud by defense contractors--the $400 hammers, the $600 toilet covers--have taken a toll on the national consensus for reversing what Reagan has called the "decade of neglect" that sapped U.S. military strength in the 1970s. For the first time since Reagan launched his $1.5 trillion defense buildup five years ago, polls show sharply declining support for increased military spending. In Congress, deficit cutters in both parties are arguing that the Pentagon cannot be exempted from the budget ax. And two days after the President spoke last week, a commission...
...streets. For the next two days, mobs of civilian troublemakers and looters, including Muslim fundamentalists and leftist students, joined the rioting policemen. It was the most serious domestic unrest to confront Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak since he took office after Sadat's assassination in 1981. The official toll: at least 36 people killed and 321 injured...
...After all, you're dealing with drugs doctors don't know everything about-why else would there be a study? This program places restraints on your behavior and takes its toll on your mind...
CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLL FREE AT OTHER CALLS USING YOUR MCI SERVICE. 914-937-0353 THE SAME WAY YOU DIAL ALL FOR EMERGENCY SERVICE CALL...
Beware the police, though, especially near the toll booths at the Maine-New Hampshire border. Twenty-miles-per-hour's worth of indiscretion costs $44 in the Granite State as a few too-intrepid drivers find...