Word: portions
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Despite problems with the concluding portion of the film, "Hamlet" is saved by the brilliance of its actors...
...supervise the District's courts and prisons, a $1.4 billion fund would be set up by federal agencies to cover road and bridge repair. At the same time, the federal government would agree to cover the District's $5 billion liability to a municipal pension fund, pay a greater portion of its annual Medicaid bills, and create an incentive plan to stimulate investment in downtown and poor neighborhoods. Despite appearances of a hefty hand-out, the plan will come with strict budgetary strings attached, cautioned White House spokesman Mike McCurry, who touted the deal as a "plan of tough love...
...individuals do not have the skills to invest for themselves, and that the federal government needs to ensure that the money is there when the individuals are ready to draw Social Security. And although capital-starved companies are salivating at the prospect of getting hold of at least some portion of the massive Social Security fund, which currently has a $60 billion surplus, some analysts feel investing in the stock market is too risky and that the lower yield of government Treasury bonds is more than offset by their greater stability. But all agree that something must be done...
...problem that I have with [dues] is that I wouldn't feel it's very good if [residents] don't take advantage of the activities the House Committee puts on," says deRoberts. "I wouldn't feel comfortable asking people to put money in." All houses receive a portion of the profits earned from soda machines, laundry machines, snack machines and video games in the houses. However, most of the houses also rely on other sources of income for fundraising...
Pforzheimer House has also allocated a significant portion of its budget to the creation of a video library, Rawlins says...