Word: pare
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...hate policy goals that require federal spending, are likely to sit on their hands, while Democrats rejoice. Finally, expect Obama to talk about the need to continue these sorts of policy initiatives, outlining his priorities for reforming energy, health care and education, as well as the need to simultaneously pare back the long-term deficit...
...fully implemented. "We've done about 40% to 50% of what we need to do," said Jusman Djamal, Indonesia's transport minister, during a Jan. 12 press conference held in the wake of the country's latest deadly accident. The previous day, a ferry traveling from Pare-Pare on the west coast of Sulawesi island to the Indonesian city of Samarinda had rolled over in a storm. So far, only 35 survivors and two bodies have been found. Up to 330 people still missing are feared dead...
...style that predominates in current high-art festival films - films that rarely get much exposure in U.S. movie houses - is minimalist. Springing from the works of great directors like Carl-Theodor Dreyer and Robert Bresson, minimalism follows certain rules, as restrictive as Mennonite edicts. Pare down movie technique to its essentials; show characters behaving, however mutely, rather than acting; make viewers work for their epiphanies. This style has been responsible for many small, lugubrious films and - from directors who know how to make more of less - a few masterpieces. Silent Light is one of them...
...York. In the meantime, no matter what the poll numbers show, campaign aides like DuHaime will be forced to talk up their optimism going into the final days. Last Thursday, McCain senior adviser Greg Strimple tried to highlight the fact that Obama too has had to pare down his initial goals for the election. "Obama started off with a 50-state strategy," Strimple said. "We've seen him pull out of Georgia [and] North Dakota. And I hear he is down 9 [points] in Montana...
...best way to build cash is by cutting spending. You might also temporarily divert any monthly investment contributions or pare any assets where you may be overconcentrated. But restart your monthly contributions promptly - and avoid selling stocks simply because they have fallen. As a broad asset class, stocks will recover, though not all individual shares (like those of some beleaguered financial companies) will rebound...