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Word: vif (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...falls by as much as 20% according to consumer demand. An IBM personal computer at the bar continuously recalculates the prices, and a printout from the machine provides steady commentary, like the bulletins on a stock ticker: "Relance de haddock" (Haddock on the rebound) or "Pieds de cochon en vif recul" (Pigs' feet dropping fast). The restaurant is a hit, explains one of the owners, because it reflects the latest rage in Paris: free enterprise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Turning Away From Dirigisme | 6/9/1986 | See Source »

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