Word: extenders
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...staffers note that Hayward’s successes are not limited to the Quad, as the candidate plans to extend his advocacy across campus...
...sore spot came with less than 20 seconds to play, when Magnarelli snagged a key rebound of a William & Mary three-pointer and was subsequently fouled. He had a chance to extend the Crimson advantage to three, but both of his free throws rimmed out, allowing the Tribe a chance to take back the lead...
...retirement. Aware of the problem, the Chinese government has been taking steps to beef up welfare programs to alleviate the financial burden faced by Chinese families and loosen their purse strings. Beijing, for example, is undertaking a three-year, $125 billion program to build hospitals and clinics to extend healthcare to 90% of the population. Along with these very long-term efforts to boost consumer confidence, the government has also implemented short-term measures to spur on spending. Car sales this year have been boosted by tax breaks and China's own "cash-for-clunkers" program. Xu Zhanrong's Wuling...
...bigger question looming over the FHA, though, is this: At what point does a federal housing agency start to pull back and force private players to resume responsibility for the loans they make? The FHA was founded in 1934 as a way to extend the prospect of homeownership to people who wouldn't otherwise be able to afford it. The agency's low down-payment requirement - itself the subject of some controversy - is designed to help deserving if underqualified people get a foothold in property ownership. The FHA was never meant to be the primary way America finances its home...
...that point, his fanaticism did not extend past cheering on his Washington Redskins. He did, however, regularly attend services at the Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring, Md., helped at its homeless shelter and even applied to an annual matrimonial center that acts as a kind of matchmaking service. He described himself in his application as "quiet and reserved until more familiar with person. Funny, caring and personable...