Word: extend
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sheeting. On thefourth day, sheeting and twelve bags of premiumsoil was delivered to the Witches by sweating,cursing delivery people whom they tipped heavily.On the fifth day, the Witches moved all of thefurniture out of the living room and lay the linerdown, pressing it flush against the walls, lettingit extend nearly a foot up the sides. On the sixthday, the Witches spread the soil over the linerand grass seed over the soil, watered it, lettingthe damp earth spread over their bare feet. On theseventh day they rested. On the thirtieth day theylay naked on the floor in th roomful...
...problem lies in the alternative--leaving a Vietnamese government in Phnom Penh. Unwilling to let Vietnam extend its sphere of influence, both China and the United States would prefer the opposition coalition that includes the Khmer Rouge. But the Cambodian people would...
...jumped at a short-term boost in revenues against a long-term loss. The giveaway fractured the foundation of the landmark 1986 tax-reform law. The drain on the Treasury could be compounded when the measure reaches the Senate, where it is expected to pass, and Democrats try to extend the tax breaks on individual retirement accounts. It seemed like a classic outbreak of "now-nowism," as Budget Director Richard Darman, who helped broker the deal, labels the nation's hunger for immediate gratification...
...Jimmy Hibbard is lucky. Though his mother freely consumed prescription and street drugs during pregnancy, her drug abuse probably did not extend to crack. Even so, when Rick and Mary Hibbard brought him into their home in Long Beach, Calif., he was a nine-month-old veteran of pneumonia, bronchitis and asthma, so white from anemia he was "almost iridescent," recalls Rick. Now eight, Jimmy still has trouble with some motor skills. But he has demonstrated above-average reading ability...
...strike began six months ago when Pittstonrefused to extend the union's contract. Since thenmanagement has denied health benefits to 1500retirees, disabled workers and widows whilerejecting several union offers of contractextensions, according...