Word: marketed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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City leaders said yesterday that Harvard should use a newly-acquired three-acre parking lot off Mt. Auburn St. for low-density open market housing...
...contain this [Soviet] threat." A West German Chancellery official complained that Carter's "warning about the Gulf states could have been made more subtly. A lower, very steady tone would be better than stridency." Many foreign diplomats in Washington agreed. Said a French diplomat who represents the Common Market: "Carter's rhetoric is tough, but the program is not." Added an official in the British embassy: "The proof of Carter's intentions will be in the execution. If you don't follow up, you risk inviting Soviet influence into the area...
...market turmoil intensified, small investors found it increasingly difficult to buy or sell gold or silver coins. Normally, dealers provide price quotes over the phone, with the quote remaining in force at least until the next price "fixing" on a major bullion market. But last week, investors had to go to a dealer's shop in person and take their chances with whatever price prevailed at the moment. The difference could have been as much as $50 or even $70 in a single hour. Some dealers even refused to buy any gold or silver. Their inventories were already bloated...
...ways to lose it. There's the story of the old man in the area who makes his living recognizing valuables in other people's junk, and the examples pour out--a Boston antique dealer who wrote out a $750 Check for a $40 clock, the booming market for old (and empty) bottles. "Never throw anything away," he says, sipping his coffee. When he leaves, others finish his story. Paul is an erstwhile real-estate developer--his goal to build a housing tract on a hillside the town wants to keep intact. To cut property taxes on his home...
...does not feel the game is beyond criticism. "The administration of squash in the U.S. has left the game in its elitist roots--racquetball has scooped up the mass market, while squash has lagged, although it can be promoted with great success." He points to once tennis-hungry Australia, where squash now has greater popularity than its outdoor counterpart...