Word: minuses
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...some might even have noted that there’s no way to improve on those trust fund returns without simply cutting off some group of retirees—which is what the Bush plan, minus an infusion of government money, would have done. Giving current workers new individual accounts without adding more money would have just been stealing from today’s elderly to pay tomorrow’s. Barring extraordinary intervention from Congress (read: raising taxes, cutting benefits or borrowing from other budgets), the most detailed available version of the plan would have sent the trust fund...
Good things were not enough, however, especially when the Crimson's second line wasn't producing. Harvard's number two trio failed to score a point in the tournament and was minus-six over two games...
Public-private connections: when I contemplate Cheney's dilemma, I see my own--minus power, limousines and Secret Service...
...heard about its new SAT-optional stance. She submitted an early-decision application and received a thick acceptance letter in January. Says Lis: "It just appealed to me that they wanted to look at me as a person, the whole package." So she let them see it all--minus her SATs...
...minus 2 days. Step away from the keyboard. Do it. I'm serious. Rely on your hard work, your measured pace and your trusty proofreaders to help perfect your masterpiece. Buy a ream of special paper and set aside a day, about a hundred dollars and all your remaining patience, whether you are printing it yourself or dropping off your baby at the all-night whirling dervish of copies. Prevent yourself from looking too close; of course you will find mistakes, but what's to say that an errant mouse click won't create more while...