Word: ledgers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...wrong conversation altogether. The problem isn't necessarily that we're not taking in enough money, but that we're not sending it out in the right way. It seems more than a little schizophrenic to be running a $760 billion surplus on one side of the government ledger while carrying a $3.7 trillion debt on the other, and while the White House plan takes care of one part of the equation, it sidesteps making the unpopular choices - like means-testing - that would truly make Social Security a viable program. "We will not let [the President] raid the Social Security...
ADAPT is more complicated than the old system--for instance, routine ledger codes that were once a memorizable 14 digites are now 33. But Peters said that the systems team hopes some problems will be solved as user training and familiarity continue to improve...
...team did play surprisingly well against some of the best teams in the league, but the inconsistency of its youthful roster and a lack of scoring punch left it on the slack side of the ledger...
...wider range of options and less of a perceived need to seek out a "safe" profession (medical schools experienced similar fluctuations in the late '70s and early '80s during flush economic periods). Add to that the fact that some doctors report less-than-perfect job satisfaction under the HMO ledger, and suddenly life as "my son the doctor" doesn't seem so appealing...
...from cloistered. Her mother was more glamorous and socially adroit, but Caroline shares Jackie's cultivated charm and has steadily expanded her own profile as a patron of culture and the arts. And though not driven to politics as were J.F.K. and his brothers, she has nonetheless compiled a ledger of quiet but diligent service to the public, and to her father's legacy, that reflects a commitment to civic life and a belief in the value of rigorous, reflective debate. "She has a strong sense of personal responsibility," says historian David McCullough, who sits with Caroline on the panel...