Eurabia; The Bottom Line

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EURABIA

"Given current demographic trends in what waggish Muslims now call Eurabia, and the continentals' apparent insouciance about nuclear proliferation, in what conceivable scenario are the French and Germans likely to be 'helpful' in the future?"
--Mark Steyn in the NEW YORK SUN, 17 December 2003, pg. 9, col. 3.

   "Eurabia" has 1,530 Google hits. Most follow this NATIONAL REVIEW article:

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http://www.nationalreview.com/script/printpage.asp?ref=/comment/comment-yeor100902.asp
October 9, 2002, 9:15 a.m.
Eurabia
The road to Munich...
By Bat Yeor

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THE BOTTOM LINE

   This could be the end for The Bottom Line at NYU.


http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/13044.htm
BOTTOM LINE IS GOING CLASS-IC ROCK
By DAREH GREGORIAN

December 10, 2003 -- New York University plans on turning the legendary Bottom
Line nightclub into a classy place.

John Beckman, a spokesman for club landlord NYU, said yesterday the school
wants to convert the famed West Fourth Street music room into classrooms as
soon as the space is emptied out.

Last week, Judge Donna Recant ordered the club's eviction for nonpayment of
$190,000.
(...)


   "Bottom line" pre-dates my wife, Jennifer Lopez.
   HDAS has the September 1984 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN as the first verb "bottom-line."  OED has September 1967 for "bottom line" (under "bottom").
   A check of the WALL STREET JOURNAL shows infrequent use until the 1960s.

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PEPPER AND SALT.
Wall Street Journal (1889-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jun 13, 1908. p. 2 (1 page)
(Bad hit--ed.)

2.
BRIGHTER FOR NEW HAVEN; Fiscal Year Starts With Gains That Indicate a Monthly Increase of $300,000 in Gross
Wall Street Journal (1889-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jul 26, 1915. p. 1 (1 page):
   There is, therefore, good reason to believe that the earnings for the fiscal year of the New Haven ending July 1, showing about 1/2 of 1% earned on New Haven shares, marks the bottom line for New Haven.

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A TRULY SPECIAL SESSION
Wall Street Journal (1889-Current file). New York, N.Y.: May 19, 1919. p. 1 (1 page)

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WHOLESALE PRICES HAVE TOUCHED THEIR BOTTOM; Individual Commodities and Some Groups Are Yet Out of Line, but Average of All Prices Is Upwards-- Farm Products Make Gains
Wall Street Journal (1889-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Apr 21, 1922. p. 9 (1 page)

5.
The Road to Prosperity; Not by Free Trade Fallacies The Road to Prosperity
By C. W. BARRON. Wall Street Journal (1889-Current file). New York, N.Y.: May 14, 1927. p. 1 (2 pages)

6.
Abreast of the Market
Wall Street Journal (1889-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Oct 10, 1934. p. 15 (1 page)
(Bad hit--ed.)

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Price-Planning Problems; Commodity Group "Parity" Last Month More Significant Than Rising Trend of Combined Index During 1934
BY BERNARD KILGORE. Wall Street Journal (1889-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Feb 16, 1935. p. 3 (1 page)

8.
Abreast of the Market; A Stock Market Appraisal
EDITED BY OLIVER J. GINGOLD. Wall Street Journal (1889-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jan 11, 1960. p. 25 (1 page)
(Bad hit--ed.)

9.
British Post Office, Profitable and Fast, Hopes to Get Better; It Will Include Rental Space In New Buildings, Emphasize Courtesy; Lessons for U.S.? British Post Office, Profitable and Fast, Hopes to Get Better
BY FRANK K. LINGE Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. Wall Street Journal (1889-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Oct 6, 1960. p. 1 (2 pages)
(Bad hit--ed.)

10.
Display Ad 23 -- No Title
Wall Street Journal (1889-Current file). New York, N.Y.: Jan 16, 1961. p. 5 (1 page):
   The results--savings--show up where it's most important...on the _bottom line_.