Word: maintaining
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While some younger Congressmen with growing families find it hard to maintain homes in both high-priced Washington and their home states, many others are not pinched. At least 1 out of every 3 Senators is a millionaire. Although many newly elected lawmakers arrive relatively impecunious, those who remain in office long enough often become wealthy...
...growth stages. By eliminating as many as 21 days of feeding time before the animals reach the target weight of about 1,000 lbs., the hormone treatments (cost per implant: about $1) save the cattlemen approximately $20 per head, which can be the difference between profit and loss. Producers maintain that the hormones not only help keep U.S. beef prices down but also turn out the leaner meat preferred by consumers nowadays...
Many American beef growers maintain that European meat is more dangerous than the U.S. product. While conceding that some American feedlot operators have been cited for improperly administering approved hormones, the U.S. growers point out that the E.C. ban has fostered a thriving black market among European cattlemen in older, more dangerous compounds like DES. Some growers inject their herds with illicit drugs to cut costs. Last week a Belgian consumer magazine reported a survey of 500 butcher shops in which 25% of the hamburger samples tested contained DES and other illegal chemicals...
SUCH is the situation today, Kennedy and many other prominent academics would have us believe, for the U.S. and NATO. They argue, correctly, that the U.S. must reduce its budget deficit if it wants to maintain its high standard of living but conclude that the proper place for the U.S. to cut back is in the 58 percent of the defense budget that is devoted to NATO...
...unofficial winter capital. Virtually the entire 14-man Politburo, including 75-year-old General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh, prefers the balmy climate of the former imperialist bastion to the damp cold of Hanoi, the capital, which is 700 miles to the north. But the old warriors are careful to maintain appearances: when they have to receive foreign ministers and issue government announcements, Politburo members return -- briefly -- to Hanoi...