Word: pocketing
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...stepping into the future with a pocket full of change required a make over indicative of these fundamental changes in the organization. In a lamentable but necessary change, the RCAA became the Radcliffe Association--a change that RCAA President A'Lelia P. Bundles '74 said "reflects our tradition but also lets us welcome in other people--men, for example." Although the vote to drop the reference to the now-defunct College was unanimous and needed to reflect the changing nature of the organization, it was nonetheless moving to witness the end of an era and see the last vestiges...
...wanting to press the public purse, have historically failed to fund intern positions, precisely because they can. No matter what housing, food, and transportation expenses interns incur, not to mention the opportunity cost of lost wages, there will always be those who pay (or whose parents pay) out of pocket for the experience...
...course, it helps to have mid-'90s alterna-megahits "Basket Case" and "When I Come Around" in your pocket for the encore...
...Kennedy is the biggest soft-money recipient in the Senate, and he's against education reform because he's in the back pocket of the teachers' union," Robinson said...
...people I've worked with in the grants office have been pretty helpful about telling you where the money is. But not every organization knows that they have a standard budget that they can rely on for the next year. And that way a lot of out-of-pocket expenses come from the members, which makes it difficult. If you get a $400 grant one year, and the next year you apply for it again but only get $100, it makes a big difference in what you can do and where...