Word: frequently
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Actually, few political professionals take the idea of a Mondale candidacy for the top spot seriously. They agree with Mondale's frequent assessment that he is too closely tied to Carter's fortunes. "My base is Carter's base," Mondale has insisted. "If he does well, I do well." Contends even one of Mondale's admirers: "Fritz hasn't got the guts to become a candidate on his own. If he did, he'd have broken with Carter long ago. The only way it could happen is if they kick...
...when it comes to paying employees, Harvard's salaries can't match a manufacturer's. Barbara Wickenden, personnel officer at the Education School, says the most frequent worker's complaint is about salary. "We cannot compete one-to-one with industry," she says...
...personnel director says he tries to capitalize on high employee morale. Two years ago one of the personnel office's efforts to combat "bureaucratic void"--what Cantor calls the frequent malaise among employees at large institutions who feel insignificant--was to issue a computerized statement to every employee listing each of his benefits, such as retirement and hospitalization. "That statement helped people know Harvard does care, even though it's a big place. We got literally hundreds of responses, and all but one were favorable. One woman wrote in to say she thought we should not be wasting money...
...steep. Hotel rooms in a smart area of a capital city can easily cost $75 a night, a good dinner for two starts at $60 or more, and a week's car rental often tops $300. Local residents, of course, avoid the stores and services that tourists frequent. Even so, their everyday costs are hefty. A modest two-bedroom house in a suburb rents for $1,600 a month; a gallon of gas costs $2.30 or more, a pair of Levi's about $40, cigarettes $1.10 to $2.70, newspapers at least 40? and a pound of steak...
...quality. Cars may be expensive, but they will be owned for nearly a decade and revitalized with new engines rather than traded in after three years. Executives may buy an expensive tailor-made suit, but it will be made to last seven or more years. Foreign holidays may be frequent but, more often than not, they will merely be to inexpensive pensions, to campsites or to the homes of friends across a nearby border...