Word: five
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What other job pays $98,400 and allows so much free time? While most Americans spend just the Fourth of July celebrating the birth of their nation, members of Congress devote ten days to the task. They also routinely stretch weekends to three or four or even five days, especially when a holiday comes up, and will be taking off 29 days in August. They needed a 23-day break to usher in the New Year, which followed a five-week recess to enjoy Thanksgiving and Christmas...
...Five years ago, IBM was forced to retreat from the home-computer business after its PCjr. proved to be a flop. Last week the company rolled out a new line of computers designed for novice users. The PS/1 represents a vast improvement over the PCjr., which was much maligned as awkward and toylike. The new computers come loaded with user-friendly software programs, and IBM has developed an electronic hot line to help first-time buyers. Yet the PS/1 faces obstacles, notably the abundance of competitors. Another drawback is PS/ 1's cost, estimated...
While the state was not out for "a pound of flesh," Kiernan aid the Twitchells must be held accountable for not seeking medical help for their son, Robyn, who died on April 8, 1986, after a five-day illness. An autopsy showed he suffered from a bowel obstruction...
...stunned by their motivation, and tried to exchange glances of mutual sympathy with the other students at the interview who also had not done any background reading. Instead, I encountered furrowed brows and hands raised to speak! No fewer than five consecutive comments began, "Now I haven't read that particular book, or anything by Orwell or Agee, or any English literature at all, really, but it seems...
...conference committee attempting to devise a compromise tax package entered its third week of negotiations yesterday. The main sticking point has been a Senate proposal to extend the five percent sales tax to professional services, including legal fees and accounting...