Word: cheap
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...changes have not come cheap or easy, costing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority more than $4 billion and coming as a result of several legal battles...
...technological advances in the last 10 years that have dramatically decreased the environmental impact of oil and gas exploration." In other words, Bush never had the Sierra Club vote anyway. But he might still make a Big Oil energy policy palatable; this is a nation that has always preferred cheap gas to clean air anyway...
...targeting these potential customers is not cheap...
...simplicity at a bargain price, there are plenty of choices. The water-resistant Unwired FRS-14 ($99 a pair) has high-end features like voice activation and a full range of channels and subchannels, but it looks and feels cheap. The tiny Audiovox FR-560FM ($120 a pair) comes with an FM radio, earphones and fold-down antenna, but we found its reception to be among the worst of the bunch. The colorful Radio Shack Two-Way Personal Radios are currently on sale at $50 a pair but have only two channels and are best for backyard fun or neighborhood...
...supporting the international crackdown on blood diamonds, the cartel is also helping itself by preventing competitors from flooding the market with cheap gems. But while De Beers' cooperation with the embargo may spare the industry the sort of organized boycott that shook the fur trade in the 1980s, it probably won't stamp out trafficking. De Beers claims that only 3% of the global diamond supply comes from African conflict regions. London analysts believe the amount may be as high...