Word: deficit
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...proposal for a faculty retirement package surfaced as a possible cost-saving measure in the spring, when FAS learned that it faced a daunting $110 million deficit. In February, the University had opened an early retirement incentive program for staff members, 531 of whom ultimately took the package...
...previous interviews, Smith himself has framed the faculty retirement packages, which were in progress as early as this spring, as part of budget-saving effort aimed at resurrecting the Faculty from a financial deficit that yawned as wide as $220 million in April (the figure has since been cut in half, Smith announced this fall). If any of the 127 faculty members who were offered the package chose to accept it, the plan would open up positions that would only be filled again on a case-by-case basis...
...dollars. Going forward, I am committed to addressing these costs openly and honestly. Our new approach in Afghanistan is likely to cost us roughly $30 billion for the military this year, and I will work closely with Congress to address these costs as we work to bring down our deficit...
While Harvard came out with the victory, the game started with back-and-forth play early in the first period. Neither team seemed to gain an outright advantage, but the Crimson accumulated a 11-2 shot deficit in the frame and didn’t get its first shot on goal until almost 15 minutes...
...Crimson stole the ball on consecutive possessions, giving Markley two easy buckets and turning a slim deficit into a 39-35 lead with 17:34 remaining. Markley also notched four blocks, pushing her tournament-record total to 10 on the weekend...