Word: payback
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...package for Chrysler and General Motors if it wants a voice in how the North American auto industry is restructured. But it's already a silent partner, receiving just 2% of Chrysler and one director on the new board in exchange for $3.2 billion in support. That's poor payback, says Jack Layton, head of the New Democratic Party, Canada's fourth largest federal party, which enjoys strong union ties. "The government did not fight hard enough for job and production-share guarantees," he says...
...Solem also said that being environmentally friendly supersedes the desire to maximize profit, a viewpoint unique among the businesses owners contacted. The two establishments are looking into installing solar thermal panels to heat water, a technology that would require a 30-year payback period while needing replacement every 15 years. Though the solar thermal panels would not be cost-effective, Solem said that she will probably install them anyway in order to support the industry and promote their...
...lawyer for the PAD said his group would not respond to the assassination attempt with violence. "We want the way of peace, not payback. We will only use violence to defend ourselves, as is permissible under the law. But this is bad. It means a civil war is starting, and Thailand could end up like Rwanda," said Puchong Tirawatana. Puchong blamed the Red Shirts for the assassination attempt on Sondhi, and said there were police and military men who were red shirt members or sympathizers. Red Shirt leadership and the police have yet to comment...
...team had revenge on its mind as it opened Ivy League play against Penn at Harvard Stadium yesterday. Last season, a 12-10 loss to the Quakers sparked a six game losing streak that spoiled the Crimson’s season. Harvard (4-1, 1-0 Ivy) got its payback yesterday, beating Penn (1-4, 0-2) convincingly...
...done things that I'm not proud of - things that I don't want to have to admit, even in my field notes when I type them up at the end of the day. But there needs to be payback for the animals. Either way, as much as it sucks, I just feel like I have to keep going. But any dreams about who I was going to be before I took this job are gone...