41. They openly vow to time wage negotiations with the elections in an effort to put pressure on the government. 42. "That is true across nearly all full-time wage earners, " said Mark Zandi, chief economist for Economy . com. 43. He worked for a part-time wage from the survey department for 20 years before becoming a full-time employee from 1889. 44. The trend estimate showed growth in ordinary-time wages of 0.8 percent in the quarter and 4.3 percent on the year. 45. Venezuela's Caldera administration said it's considering a one-time wage increase in early 1997 that would equal the year's projected inflation rate. 46. The average weekly ordinary-time wage for adults in the quarter ended February rose 1.0 percent, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said. 47. And as in any other place, the rich have a far easier time hiding their real income than do small-time wage -earners. 48. Should part-timers, even if they choose that status to meet their own needs, be paid closer to the full-time wage rate? 49. Paying full-time wages and offering full benefits to part-time workers, doesn't make sense to UPS from a cost standpoint, Coleman said. 50. Home Depot is the largest Olympic supporter among three U . S . companies that pay athletes full-time wages for part-time work.