Word: fee
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...deals in the history of tennis." The current going rate for a one-year print campaign using Borg's name and picture, including one day of his time to shoot the ad, is $50,000. But IMG generally insists on a minimum two-year deal with a 15% fee increase the second year. Budget-minded advertisers willing to settle for less than No. 1 one can hire Vitas Gerulaitis for a modest $30,000 annualy, Skier Jean-Claude Killy for $25,000, Golfer Ben Crenshaw for $20,000 or twelfth-ranked tennis player Peter Fleming...
...enclaves and speed to work in chauffeur-driven ZIL limousines. Although their salaries are relatively modest, they have little need for money: not only are they housed by the government, they also receive a special Kremlin ration that allows them to feed their families well for a nominal monthly fee of 50 to 70 rubles. (An average family of four in Moscow might spend 180 to 200 rubles a month on food...
...judge, who not only sets aside time to hear citizens' legal plaints but also prepares the person's case if the claim is valid. Courts hear disputes involving employment and alimony free of charge; in other civil actions, such as complaints about living quarters, the fee can be as low as 75?. Divorces, which are on the rise, if still less frequent than in the U.S. (.3 divorces per marriage, vs. America's .5), are also inexpensive: the basic filing fee is about $15, though additional charges can run the final divorce bill...
What figures Moffett did pry loose raised some questions about the Administration's case. While Carter claimed that the fee would save 100,000 bbl. a day, estimates within the DOE ranged as low as 20,000. And even if the saving really was 100,000, a $10 billion tax would mean that the U.S. Government was charging American consumers $270 for every barrel saved...
...scheme caught on as only a California hustle can. Pawnshops did a booming business, as players hocked stereos to raise the initial fee. Most players, however, were middle-class suburbanites out to fight inflation. Everyone seemed to know someone who had indeed won $16,000. There were runs on local banks for $50 and $100 bills to be used in the night's gaming. Dentists reported patients, even with mouths full of cotton, soliciting them to join the club. Games were held in unlikely hideaways, including Hollywood sound studios, chartered buses and the Grand Salon of the Queen Mary...