Word: earning
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Grimeland and Hadfield were insulted. And we should be too. If this election is to have any semblance of authenticity, it must not be decided behind closed doors. A ticket should earn our support based not on their ability to convince others not to run, but on their platform and qualifications...
...Bassi said. “But going a season-best time and breaking my own record was definitely a good way to break Kansas.” Bassi’s performance against one of the top swimmers in one of the better conferences in the sport should earn her more of the national recognition her teammates feel she deserves. “Noelle is an extremely hard worker,” said junior co-captain Jessica Davidson. “She is very dedicated to swimming.” Coupled with the Kansas victory...
...blocks line the streets, and there are no traffic jams or bright advertising to bring life to the city. The omnipresent police keep crime in check, but also beat up "undesirables" in broad daylight. Some modern shops stock luxury consumer goods - at least in their windows - but most shoppers earn wages that barely cover staples. At night harsh floodlights glare over silent, empty streets. Exporting leftover Soviet weapons worldwide and, allegedly, serving as a conduit for illegal arms trafficking from Russia, help keep the Lukashenko state afloat. It is also dependent on Russia for the country's main legitimate source...
...last few of which brought pay cuts totaling 30%, John Battelli decided it was time to move on. So last week he quit U.S. Airways--with an uncertain pension, mounting credit-card debt and hopes of growing his fledgling personal-trainer business. "My fear is that my ability to earn has fallen by the wayside," says Battelli, 53, of Westminster, Colo. As Christmas approaches, all that weighs heavily. "Come hell or high water," he says, "I'm going to make sure my children have the same holiday magic that I had as a child." He'll pay for the snowboard...
...unassuming personality is likely responsible for his slow ascent through comedy. After graduating from Denison College in Ohio and aborting plans to earn a law degree, Carell signed on with the legendary Second City comedy group in Chicago—a breeding ground for such stars as John Belushi, Bill Murray, and Chris Farley...