Word: inspector
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Cooling off, Fredericus Witte wrote a reasoned letter of protest. "I consider it very disturbing," he began, and at that point the Inspector of Direct Taxation, First Section, must have decided to read the sentence again: "I consider it very disturbing if I am not required to pay more. If I pay too little, somebody else suffers for it. That's dishonest." According to Witte's calculations, the tax collector had listed Witte's total income 247 guilders ($64.96) less than it should be, thereby reducing Witte's tax by 42 guilders ($11.05). Witte wanted...
...reply, the tax inspector explained that Witte had forgotten to deduct 200 guilders for expenses incurred in getting outside work. "Nonsense," snapped Witte. "My wife helped somebody with housekeeping, and I tutored a neighbor's daughter in mathematics and bookkeeping. We didn't spend a cent getting the work...
Senior Prompt. In Davenport, Iowa. Henry Zimmerman, 79, retired foundry inspector, entered St. Ambrose College as a freshman, explained: "I just got tired of loafing...
...program includes, he said, "special instructions about the cooking," as well as "a new purchasing procedure effective this year." A special market inspector, he explained, examines meat supplies before they are purchased. In addition, Tucker said, "the dining halls have just been instructed to increase as much as possible servings of different sauces...
...Inspector McGowen never claimed a victory. Like most people in the area, he figured that the victory rightly belonged to Maverick...