Word: lumped
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...government was providing, free of charge, the little sugar cube that contained the Sabin oral immunization for polio. I remember going with my family to the local school auditorium and waiting our turn. My daughter was not even a toddler then, but old enough to enjoy that lump of sugar. What a blessing it was! Now we are confronted with a danger greater than polio, frightening because we don't even know what form it may come in. The government should launch an all-out campaign to develop vaccines for the diseases terrorists might inflict on us and give everyone...
...employees’ compensation reflects a base salary, a lump sum for meeting the benchmark and a performance bonus for exceeding it over a five-year period...
...perhaps more importantly, we have used the terms “Indians” and “Arabs” to lump together people that are not united. Native Americans were divided into hundreds of tribes. Between many of those there were disputes; many others were ignorant of each other’s existence. In the same way, the Middle East, though populated predominantly by Arabs, is divided into many countries—some are anti-American, some are confused and chaotic, and some are our allies. And yet, I have still heard some of my (presumably educated) classmates...
...focus more attention on an obscure insurance product called an immediate fixed annuity. And the attention is more flattering than in the past. Scorned for their modest returns while the bull market roared, these annuities are suddenly gaining some respect for the security they offer. The deal: for a lump-sum premium, you get a guaranteed monthly income that starts immediately and continues for as long as you live--just like a pension. "This is an extremely important function that is not obtainable under any other strategy," says Mark Warshawsky, director of research for TIAA-CREF, the largest U.S. educational...
...President. Schumer at one point stood up in that meeting and recounted how Bush had just told him that New York would get the extra $20 billion. When he sat down, he leaned over to Bush, who was sitting next to him. "You know, Mr. President, there was a lump in my throat when I said that," he whispered to Bush. "I could hardly speak." Bush patted Schumer's knee and said, "Well, that doesn't happen very much." Bush knows Schumer isn't exactly shy with the press...