Word: amass
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Originally, the service offered a road map to coverage in four states - the in-house counselors have to amass a wide-ranging knowledge of the vast mosaic of policies, both public and private, because each state regulates its own health-insurance industry. Now, however, HIAS has nine specialists and has steadily expanded to include 36 states and the District of Columbia. The job of fielding calls is a stressful one, says McCourt, but the specialists "are very passionate about helping people understand what is available and making sure they are empowered." The HIAS specialists gain insight into which states offer...
...bailout plan also presents an opportunity to improve several conditions within the European Union. The European Union allowed many Eastern European countries to amass unsustainable levels of debt in order to create a sense of prosperity—an act that has compounded the negative impacts of the current crisis. A bailout plan would generate more stringent economic regulations and could be used to promote unification of the national fiscal policies within Europe...
...school's success is owed in large part to its competency-based approach. Instead of requiring that students take specific courses or amass a certain number of credit hours--as most colleges do--WGU asks only that students demonstrate mastery of the subject matter via online exams or papers that could take a day or a decade, depending on the student...
...some $180 billion were announced. Yet Dubai is vulnerable. As the gulf's business, transportation and tourism hub, it is more entwined with the global economy than many of its neighbors. And Dubai never enjoyed the profits from oil and natural gas that enabled sister emirate Abu Dhabi to amass a vast financial cushion...
...power, this path is undeniably attractive. Classmates who pursue tracks in academia or otherwise are admired, but they are not considered glamorous. In fact, sometimes they may be considered fools—why toil away to live on paperbacks and ramen when you could move to Manhattan and amass a small fortune in a matter of a few years...