Word: worth
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Miami -- a still life of waste -- and advised consumers not to eat any Chilean fruit, which includes most of the peaches, blueberries, blackberries, melons, green apples, pears and plums on the market this time of year. As Japan and Canada followed the U.S. lead, an additional $4 million worth of fruit en route from Chile was held up, and $15 million more was stockpiled on the docks in Chile. So far, 20,000 Chilean food workers have been fired, and 200,000 more jobs were in jeopardy...
...services for many Americans, it has not worked out that way for residents of sparsely populated areas. Most economists would argue that the old system subsidized small-town Americans by requiring companies to provide services at a loss to such areas, but the U.S. traditionally saw rural development as worth the price. Says Jack Tierce, an administrator at the Kansas state corporation commission: "The transportation system of the U.S. was based on moving people from the densely populated East out West. Now it is driving people from rural areas into metropolitan areas." Cities get better service simply because customers...
...investigation dubbed "Ill Wind," pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery, receiving a bribe, wire fraud and making false statements. Teledyne Industries pleaded guilty to conspiracy and two counts of making false statements in connection with a contract with one of its divisions--Teledyne Electronics of Newbury Park, Calif.--worth about $24 million...
...conversion of the Quad from wall flower to blushing beauty did not occur overnight nor without cost. In fact, the transformation of the beast required a physical facelift worth $32.5 million--concrete facial included...
Genzman said the indictment covers a 15-year period from 1974 to the present, and involved the importation of 44,000 pounds of cocaine, worth $1 billion...