Word: pass
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Dates: during 2010-2019
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...talk a lot about evangelicals' mission to save souls. Did you ever get the sense that being a Christian was about more than just a pass into heaven? I think that there are some people who are just motivated by the glory awaiting them in the next life, but the experience that I had of most people was that they were very concerned with being good in this life. They wanted to do as Jesus would do in this life...
...help individuals make their payments, Bank of America announced in March that it would start reducing the principal on some home loans. This, after the banking industry successfully fought off attempts by Democratic Illinois Senator Dick Durbin and others in Congress to pass legislation last spring that would have allowed for mortgage modifications. But since then, it has become clear that without loan modification, many borrowers have no recourse but to accept foreclosure and walk away, says Porter. "I think one reason the economic recovery is slow is that it is taking so long to work through these delinquencies...
...tough economic climate may also present particularly wealthy donors with opportunities for giving. Low interest rates during a recession make an investment vehicle known as a charitable annuity trust particularly attractive because it allows donors to pass on money to their heirs and the University at low tax rates, according to one prominent donor who asked to remain anonymous to preserve his relationship with the University...
...approved by parliament for it to become law. Such a vote is expected by the end of April, which would make Belgium the first European country to implement a ban. Because of the support for the measure among all the main political parties, it is likely to pass. (See a story about Europe's "veil wars...
...contrast, Obama has managed to pass the stimulus; is working on a bipartisan solution to DADT, which looks set to pass with relatively little controversy; and passed health care reform after a yearlong struggle. Whatever the bill's faults, health care is a big win. Indeed, many in the Obama Administration argue that all Dems would be far worse off right now if health care had failed...