Word: instead
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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Technically, the government may be right in saying it did not pay the reporters. Instead, it hired Jerusalem radio-studio owner Avi Yaffe, and Yaffe in turn hired the journalists. "The professional journalists work for me," insists Yaffe. "They get orders from no one. They work according to their professional consciences...
...project, not only to ease air- traffic congestion but also to provide an economic stimulant to a city that has been nearly paralyzed since the oil bust of the mid- 1980s. When Pena first ran for office in 1983, he opposed the new airport, advocating instead an expansion of Denver's Stapleton International Airport. But after he was elected, Pena became a supporter of the popular project. Throughout 1984, as Denver secretly negotiated with neighboring Adams County for a new site, M.D.C. and Silverado quietly began buying up farmland that would eventually be selected as part of the development corridor...
...management of the Yankees would be a very good result," Vincent explained afterward in his understated, lawyerly fashion. "And the only way to get it was to propose it. I couldn't make that part of the sanction because I can't order him to become a limited partner." Instead the commissioner devised his pick-off play, designed to snare Steinbrenner into voluntarily giving up his majority (55%) control of the Yankees...
...Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland were making a movie about stagestruck kids today, they probably wouldn't mount a musical in the backyard and wait for lightning to strike. Nor would they necessarily look for a summer-stock barn or tent, like so many fledgling players of times past. Instead, the tyro tap dancers, crooners and thespians would probably hie themselves to the nearest theme park or cruise ship to audition for a job. Theme parks may be more conspicuous for flume rides and cotton candy, and cruise ships may be best known for bingo and buffets. But they have...
...boot market in the next decade. Says Thomas Doyle, research director for the National Sporting Goods Association: "It's a natural fitness activity, and the price is right." The cost ranges from $100 for basic in-line skates to $330 for pumped-up Racerblades, which have five wheels instead of the usual four...