Word: cheaper
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Advantages: 1) Elimination of wasteful duplication of equipment and service. 2) Stimulation of research to improve present methods. 3) Better, cheaper service for the public...
...preliminary bouts, watchers saw a member of the Wales entourage whisper to Playwright Shaw, saw him shake his head. More whispering. The Shavian beard waggled in violent negation. A rumor spread: "Shaw has refused to meet the Prince!" Dinner-jacketed ringsiders were furious. Boos and whistles echoed from the cheaper seats...
Cause of United Fruit Co.'s drastic threats was Costa Rica's new law placing a tax of 3% a bunch upon bananas, second only to coffee in Costa Rican economics. Angry, the U. F. C. declared it would be cheaper to open new plantations in other countries, showed its annoyance by stopping new planting in Costa Rica, refusing to renew contracts with independent growers. United Fruit Co. trade is essential to Costa Rica. Last year Costa Rica's revenues came to $33,318,699, those of the fruit company to $20,606,393. Observers last week believed...
...dollars apiece. Why don't they try 'em? Listen, the men won't pay a fine of more than five dollars; they'll fight it out and they know that if they're selling decent stuff that no New York jury would ever convict 'em. It's much cheaper for the 'feds' not to press the charge. Sure sounds funny to a guy that works in this g--state...
...done. In 1920 we handled approximately 15,000,000 passengers-in 1928 approximately 4,500,000- the decrease being due entirely to automobile and bus. In the case of the automobile its greater flexibility and convenience is responsible for its vogue-in the case of the bus the cheaper fares. Neither reason will apply to the airplane...