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  1. Only member of OPEC, and the 1970s oil price raises provided an export revenue, windfall ,that contributed to sustained high economic growth rates, averaging over 7 %
  2. They lost the replay at St Andrew's 2-0. Despite this achievement (and the, windfall ,generated by the replay) the club fell into the relegation places of League
  3. Revenue created by the pipeline provoked debates about what to do with the, windfall , The record $900 million created by the Proudhon Bay oil lease sale took place
  4. Developers. Nonetheless, construction and operation of the fair proved to be a, windfall ,for Chicago workers during the serious economic recession that was sweeping the
  5. Victim, with the aid of his partners Luther Coleman and Joe Erie. Buoyed by the, windfall , Luther announces his retirement and advises Hooker to seek out an old friend
  6. Taken private) - at a dramatically lower price - the takeover artist gains a, windfall ,from the former top executive's actions to surreptitiously reduce share price.
  7. Previously. The irregular bandits and militias of the Somali outback received a, windfall ,in weaponry, thanks to the worldwide surge in arms production from the war.
  8. Military school for boys, inherited a large sum, and decided to use his, windfall ,to benefit Macon. Blues are responsible for the construction of several of the
  9. Mills, as many patrons of community mills make cider from low quality (, windfall ,apples, or apples with worms). Those making specialty ciders, such as pear
  10. Such as You're Telling Me! And Man on the Flying Trapeze, ended happily with a, windfall ,profit that restored his standing in his screen families. Although lacking
  11. Two things happened in 1963 that changed the course of the organization. A, windfall ,came to the group when an anonymous donor who refused her name to be recorded
  12. District Much of Allegan's historic architecture dates to an odd Civil War era, windfall ,received by Union Army General Benjamin Dudley Pritchard. Pritchard's
  13. In 1536, he established the Court of Augmentations to handle the massive, windfall ,to the royal coffers occasioned by the dissolution of the monasteries. Two
  14. The construction of the campus. 20th century to present The continued economic, windfall ,from railroad construction and lumber mills led to a further boom in Missoula
  15. Onto another tape with relatively little loss of fidelity. Another unforeseen, windfall ,was that tape recorders can be relatively easily modified to become echo
  16. Who has become unethically involved with Nassau and will reap a financial, windfall ,if Charlie invests in the company, threatens to blackmail Alfred unless he
  17. Markets to public markets differences may also help explain the overnight, windfall ,gains enjoyed by principals of companies that just did an initial public
  18. When she comes to, she finds a bag of jewels overlooked in the confusion. This, windfall ,allows the family to go home and prosper once more. Plan asks only to keep two
  19. Bought forward ($100). This strategy also results in unanticipated, or ", windfall ," profits: If the contract is purchased forward twelve months at $100 and the
  20. The unique features of the republic. The Soviet system left behind another, windfall ,for naturalists. The Latvian western seacoast was a carefully guarded border
  21. League. The Steelers also received a $3 million relocation fee, which was a, windfall ,for them; for years they rarely had enough to build a true contending team. The
  22. Head tax) which is paid by all adults regardless of their choices. Arguably a, windfall ,profits tax which is entirely unanticipated can also fall into this category.
  23. Get 250,000 under-25 year-olds off benefit and into work by using money from a, windfall ,levy on the privatized utilities. *No rise in income tax rates, cut VAT on
  24. Measures for carrying on the war. Twenty years after he had received a similar, windfall ,from the Marlborough legacy, Sir William Present, a Somerset baronet to whom he
  25. Broken ribs. The crash and subsequent stay in the hospital were a publicity, windfall , With each successful jump, the public wanted him to jump one more car. On May
  26. A gauge of U. S. success in the conflict. Provided with an enemy intelligence, windfall ,accrued during Operations Cedar Falls and Junction City, the CIA members of the
  27. Pay all fees" up front," as soon as the unsuspecting unit owner agrees to the, windfall ,rental. Eventually a very official looking money order/cashier's check arrives
  28. The Premier level, and eventually to the League, is attributed in part to the, windfall ,of hundreds of thousands of pounds reaped by the sell-on clause in the December
  29. Become popular by demonstrating its use in live commercials and amassed a huge, windfall ,for his work because he had opted to be paid in Polaroid Corporation stock.
  30. From £150 to £450 per ton. Rather than allowing cocoa farmers to maintain the, windfall , Nkrumah appropriated the increased revenue via federal levies, then invested
  31. Taken private) - at a dramatically lower price - the takeover artist gains a, windfall ,from the former top executive's actions to surreptitiously reduce share price.
  32. Have typically been given free to firms, which has resulted in them getting, windfall ,profits (CCC,2008,p. 149). Alderman and Büchner (2008) (referenced by
  33. Initiated in the last year of Carter's presidency, and lowered the oil, windfall ,profits tax in August 1981,helping to end the 1979 energy crisis. He ended the
  34. 1400. Landholders faced a great loss but for ordinary men and women, it was a, windfall , The survivors of the plague found not only that the prices of food were
  35. Tool Company profits were to be inflated in order to sell the company for a, windfall ,that would pay the bills for the 880s. Dietrich agreed to go to Texas to
  36. Revenue stream meant that the IOC was unable to gain a share of the financial, windfall ,that was coming to host cities, and had no control over the structuring of
  37. His entire collection of classic books. The family's joy at their financial, windfall ,vanishes when they discover their lodger had no bank account and the check has
  38. Tax in August 1981,helping to end the 1979 energy crisis. He ended the oil, windfall ,profits tax in 1988 during the 1980s oil glut. Reagan followed his 1981 tax cut
  39. To disgorge the profits that they made, and the shareholders received their, windfall , The decision has been followed in several subsequent cases, and is now
  40. Nevertheless," Garo's Gaffe" made Jeremiah famous and led to a lucrative, windfall ,of speaking engagements and endorsements. " It's been a blessing," says
  41. From its seemingly miraculous arrival on Norfolk Island where it provided a, windfall ,for starving European settlers. In the Falkland Islands, hundreds of thousands
  42. Though some of Saccard's syndicate members escape and Undermine experiences a, windfall , Sac card and Hamlin are sentenced to five years in prison. Through the
  43. Encourages residential use, albeit with development occurring when it arises on, windfall ,sites. The City has a target of 90 additional dwellings per year. Some of the
  44. Title song from the Zeffirelli film provided him with an unexpected publishing, windfall ,in 1974 when it was covered as the B-side of the million-selling US top 5 hit "
  45. Only member of OPEC, and the 1970s oil price raises provided an export revenue, windfall ,that contributed to sustained high economic growth rates, averaging over 7 %
  46. A large segment of the Dump to prevent changes in the tax code aimed at taxing, windfall ,profits and closing offshore tax evasion vehicles. Khodorkovsky's arrest was
  47. Up the processing and reduce unintentional human errors. See e-Government. ** A, windfall ,from exporting abundant natural resources may encourage corruption. (See
  48. Glad" ( a studio version and a live version),providing James with the only, windfall ,of his career. Singer Dion Gucci released an album in November 2007 titled
  49. Asks is that the television industry yield just a tiny percentage of that, windfall , less than 1 percent, to fund free airtime. " He was a member of the
  50. Which served as a supply and service center. The resulting financial, windfall ,benefitted infrastructure in Rankin. In 1946,Mike Benelux began wildcatting in

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