In the case of taxpaying corporate stockholders, the measure would be the lesser of the fair market value of the shares or Du Pont's tax basis for them, which is approximately $2.09 per share.

In some other respects the Athenians were not the old popular rulers they had been at first ; and if they had more than their fair share of service, it was correspondingly easy for them to reduce any that tried to leave the confederacy.

They also agreed that " we shall by all means labor to keep off from us all such as are contrary minded, and receive only such unto us as may be probably of one heart with us, such as that we either know or may well and truly be informed to walk in a peaceable conversation with all meekness of spirit, for the edification of each other in the knowledge and faith of the Lord Jesus …" The covenant also stipulated that if differences were to arise between townsmen, they would seek arbitration for resolution and each would pay his fair share for the common good.

Three years after the release of Adams, he sued Morris demanding a fair share of box office revenue.

Thompson played a key role in both END and CND throughout the 1980s, speaking at innumerable public meetings, corresponding with hundreds of fellow activists and sympathetic intellectuals, and doing more than his fair share of committee work.

Scotland has a rich history in science and engineering, with Edinburgh contributing its fair share of famous names.

The decision to award so much of Romania to the Hungarians was Hitler's, as Ribbentrop himself spent most of the Vienna conference loudly attacking the Hungarian delegation for their coolness towards attacking Czechoslovakia in 1938 and then demanding more than their fair share of the spoils.

In certain situations involving state public employees in the United States, such as California, " fair share laws " make it easy to require these sorts of payments.

Roosevelt coined the phrase " Square Deal " to describe his domestic agenda, emphasizing that the average citizen would get a fair share under his policies.

He suggests that many of the problems arise under the traditional formulation because the conscientious utilitarian ends up having to make up for the failings of others and so contributing more than their fair share.

Parliament believed that these acts, such as the Stamp Act of 1765 and the Townshend Acts of 1767, were a legitimate means of having the colonies pay their fair share of the costs to keep the colonies in the British Empire.

:- Any concerted practice or category of concerted practices that improve the production or distribution of goods, or promotes technical or economic progress, while allowing consumers a fair share of the resulting benefit, and that does not:

Net profit: To calculate net profit for a venture ( such as a company, division, or project ), subtract all costs, including a fair share of total corporate overheads, from the gross revenues or turnover.

During the 1930s, Ellington's popularity continued to increase – largely as a result of the promotional skills of Mills – who got more than his fair share of co-composer credits.

Buffalo Bill set up his highly popular show next door to the fair and brought in a great deal of revenue that he did not have to share with the developers.

" Channel 4 said, " Weir's film has its fair share of cute moments as the opposites slowly begin to attract, but this is largely over rated stuff, which proved curiously popular with critics on its release.

Those seen as free riders are often resented because they are thought to be taking more than their fair share of a resource or failing to shoulder any part of the cost of it.

As a famous holiday resort on the Atlantic coast, the island has its fair share of celebrities, past and present.

He accuses Octavian of not giving him his fair share of Pompey's lands, and is angry that Lepidus, whom Octavian has imprisoned, is out of the triumvirate.

In her opening lines, Hanson positioned herself " not as a polished politician but as a woman who has had her fair share of life's knocks ", and with views based on " commonsense, and my experience as a mother of four children, as a sole parent, and as a businesswoman running a fish and chip shop.

Probate is often considered a relatively lengthy and expensive process, albeit one which may provide greater safeguards with regard to the rights of a deceased person's beneficiaries, though probate often is contested by creditors or disgruntled members of the family of the deceased who feel they have not received their fair share of the deceased's property.

He was most noted for his stellar crossing ability, also contributing with a fair share of goals.

As in much of London, the area has its fair share of council-owned properties on estates dating from the 1930s and 1960s.

She begged for her brothers to be fair and give her an equal share of the property, but they refused.

Her aunt told her to go to Constantinople to " ask for justice from the Emperor ", that she would receive her fair share of her father's wealth.

The new column by Maurice Stans regarding business scandals, is fair and accurate in most respects and his solution to the problem has some merit.

However it has often been argued that in the dominated countries ( most of the world ) the WSF is little more than an ' NGO fair ' driven by Northern NGOs and donors most of which are hostile to popular movements of the poor.

The Exposition drew 27. 5 million visitors, and is considered the most influential world's fair in history.

* Beira-Lobito Highway: this east-west highway crosses Katanga and requires re-construction over most of its length, being an earth track between the Angolan border and Kolwezi, a paved road in very poor condition between Kolwezi and Lubumbashi, and a paved road in fair condition over the short distance to the Zambian border.

One might argue that the fear of stealing for most Tanzanians is morally positive, while others might argue that the accused deserves a fair trial under the law.

The secret ballot is a relatively modern development, but it is now considered crucial in most free and fair elections, as it limits the effectiveness of intimidation.

In many countries with weak rule of law, the most common reason why elections do not meet international standards of being " free and fair " is interference from the incumbent government.

The tribunal suspended him for sixteen weeks, and although most people thought this was a fair ( or even lenient ) sentence, he took his case to the supreme court, gathering even more unwanted publicity for the club.

In most illustrations of the gambler's fallacy and the reversed gambler's fallacy, the trial ( e. g. flipping a coin ) is assumed to be fair.

Examples are found in Ophelia's speech at the end of the nunnery scene: " Thexpectancy and rose of the fair state "; " And I, of ladies most deject and wretched ".

The most common type of home run involves hitting the ball over the outfield fence, or above a line on the outfield fence specifically designed to indicate a home run, in flight, in fair territory, without it being caught or deflected back by an outfielder into the playing field.

However, if the coin is not fair, then the uncertainty is lower ( if asked to bet on the next outcome, we would bet preferentially on the most frequent result ), and thus the Shannon entropy is lower.

: Two ladies fair, but most unfortunate

* Small firms with limited payroll budgets cannot offer their most valuable employees fair and attractive wages above unskilled workers paid the artificially high minimum, and see a rising hurdle-cost of adding workers.

Mozambique held elections in 1994, which were accepted by most parties as free and fair while still contested by many nationals and observers alike.

While the freedom of animation afforded large alien landscapes and believable non-humanoid aliens, budget constraints were a major concern and, as was typical of most Filmation productions, the animation quality was generally only fair, with very liberal use of stock shots.

Property taxes are imposed by most local governments and many special purpose authorities based on the fair market value of property.

Among his apologetic writings, the Apologeticus, addressed to the Roman magistrates, is a most pungent defense of Christianity and the Christians against the reproaches of the pagans, and an important legacy of the ancient Church, proclaiming the principle of freedom of religion as an inalienable human right and demands a fair trial for Christians before they are condemned to death.

Most contemporary Unitarian Christians believe that one's personal moral convictions guide one's political activities, and that a secular society is the most viable, just and fair.

In most cases there is a large set-up of fair games and roller coasters.

At the time, the major male star was Wallace Reid, with a fair complexion, light eyes, and an All American look, with Valentino the opposite, eventually supplanting Sessue Hayakawa as Hollywood's most popular " exotic " male lead.

Steer ’ s trip was a disaster, and Milford remarked gloomily that it ‘ bid fair to be the most costly and least productive on record ’ of all traveller ’ s trips.

Although no universally accepted definition of ' fair trade ' exists, Fairtrade labeling organizations most commonly refer to a definition developed by FINE, an informal association of four international fair trade networks ( Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International, World Fair Trade Organization ( WFTO ), Network of European Worldshops and European Fair Trade Association ( EFTA )):