Word: bulks
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...council spent the bulk of the meeting discussing the proposed referendum to increase the termbill fee, which still needs approval of the full council. If the bill passes in its current form, students would get to vote on increasing the council’s cut of the termbill from $35 to $100 as well as whether or not to make the fee compulsory...
...that water systems should be run either solely by the state (often at a loss and providing poor service) or by the private sector (at a profit, providing better service but only for those who can afford it). Under Amenga-Etego's model, the government supplies a town with bulk water, and the local community handles distribution, tariff collection and maintenance. Local management makes the system more accountable, he believes: "It's putting power back into people's hands. Water is life, and if people have control over their lives, they are empowered to be more productive." --By Simon Robinson...
...fund managers typically receive a base salary of $400,000, but the bulk of their compensation comes in the form of performance-based bonuses which push their total salaries into the millions...
Though Moore spent the bulk of time defending the Bush administration, he noted how he often felt “ashamed” of being a Republican when witnessing the fiscal irresponsibility of the past several years...
...course, the bulk of my movie cash is saved up for all the popcorn I’m buying when Hollywood pulls out the big guns. Based on the really killer trailer, I’ve got some high hopes for zombie-filled remake Dawn of the Dead, which will hopefully maintain the satirist attitude of the original while avoiding the general tedium of last year’s 28 Days Later. Kill Bill: Volume Two is supposed to be more Tarantino than the first one, though at this point, I’d be pretty content just...