Word: maintainence
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...hope the Supreme Court, as it did 25 years ago in Bakke, will preserve universities’ flexibility to maintain carefully tailored admissions programs that do not turn a blind eye to the powerful educational value of student diversity,” Summers said...
After Maludzinski propelled the Crimson into second place, Whelan and Piper simply had to maintain their positions...
...which the critic is immune). When a reality show depicts bad behavior, it's immoral, misanthropic, sexist or sick. When The Sopranos does the same thing, it's nuanced storytelling. We assume that viewers can empathize with Tony Soprano without wanting to be him; we assume they can maintain critical distance and perceive ironies between his words and the truth. Why? Because we assume that people who like The Sopranos are smarter, more mature--better--than people who like The Bachelorette...
Here's my concern: though a reverse mortgage can be a good financial move under the right circumstances, it can also be an unnecessary straitjacket. Many seniors, hurt by falling yield payouts from their retirement accounts, are casting about for ways to maintain their standard of living. At the same time, lenders are marketing reverse mortgages more aggressively--all in all, a recipe for trouble. So here's what you (or your parents) need to know...
Rangel has been pitching his draft bill for weeks, to a chilly reception in Washington. The White House and most in Congress oppose a draft. The generals strongly back the all-volunteer force, arguing that it costs billions less to maintain than a conscripted army. Its soldiers are also more motivated "because they volunteered," says Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. On the eve of war, the Pentagon "is horrified at Mr. Rangel's suggestion," says a senior Defense official, and has rolled out pages of statistics to try to debunk Rangel's claim that minorities and the poor bear the risks...