Word: linchpins
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Your credit report affects your financial life in ways you may not imagine. It's the linchpin that determines whether you can get a mortgage, car loan or credit card--and how much interest you'll pay. It influences whether you can get utilities, and whether you'll have to pay your provider a deposit. It even affects the rates you pay on homeowner's and auto insurance...
...around the abdomen there is another layer beneath the muscles. This so-called visceral fat produces inflammatory molecules that lead to insulin resistance and diabetes. The same molecules also destroy nitric oxide, which is critical to the ability of the blood vessels to relax. "Central fat is a linchpin in the abnormalities that lead to hypertension," says Dr. James Sowers of the Downstate Medical Center in New York City...
...heart of the book is Rowan's coverage of the 1948 siege of Mukden, or Shenyang, the linchpin in the Communist conquest of Manchuria. Rowan and Birns are on hand as the city falls and, after a hairy escape off a bombarded air-strip, learn that the Nationalists are refusing to report the defeat. Rowan can cable his scoop back in time for the week's edition, but Birns' photographs can only travel by air. The two secure passage for the film on a 40-hour flight to San Francisco. LIFE holds the presses for 12 hours and sets...
Koizumi tied it at 1-1 early in the second period, but offensive linchpin Nicole Corriero put the Crimson back on top with the finishing touches on a vivid display of team skill. Vaillancourt freed the puck at the Harvard end to junior Julie Chu, who fed it ahead to Correiro off the boards on the left side. Corriero took off down the wing, cutting right at the last minute and threading a shot into the top right corner...
...been apparent for decades. It's a daring gambit on Bush's part, and he can expect a difficult fight. But he has made it clear that he's eager to spend his newfound political capital on Social Security reform. The President sees reforming Social Security as a linchpin in reaching his broader goal of creating an "ownership society...