Word: caters
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...Horses obtain their “general framework” by the age of five or six, and afterwards, the player must cater his riding to the animal, Nick says. Does the horse have a “good mouth,” meaning, is it receptive to a pull on the reins? Will the horse go boldly into the wall, or will it balk? Are there other horses on the field it doesn’t like? Does the horse play smaller than it looks, or is it slow and unengaged, perhaps on the sluggish side...
...Singapore, the architects of the Assyafaah Mosque, which was finished in 2004, cater to the country's multicultural population by creating an aesthetically neutral space, sleek and futuristic, where the island's Malay and Chinese Muslims can both feel comfortable...
Naturally, this proposal would not meet with universal approval, especially since students are not the only customers to whom these restaurants cater. Restaurateurs argue that such a policy would be unfair and harm the local economy by pushing out profitable business. Lawmakers, however, must adopt a longer-term view. In 2000, the cost of treating diseases resulting from obesity—measured in insurance costs, Medicare, and Medicaid—came to the grand sum of $117 billion. These are costs that come back to affect all Americans in the form of rising insurance premiums and a struggling health-care...
...irony of the nostalgia for TV's "golden age" is that it romanticizes the very things people used to condemn. Mass media were once homogenizing; now we miss how they unified us. Culture critics once said TV appealed to the lowest common denominator; now cable's ambitious niche shows cater to litists. Some even romanticize commercials - commercials! - as making TV for the masses possible...
...popular online-novel websites, Shanda boasts a total readership of 25 million and is growing at 10 million per year, according the company. "The Chinese people need a platform to express their creativity," said Hou Xiaoqiang, founding CEO of Shanda Literature. "I think our online-literature sites can partly cater to that need." (See pictures of China's electronic waste village...