Word: reapings
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Still, as Chan pointed out, "No previous pandemic has been detected so early, watched so closely in real time right at the very beginning. The world can now reap the benefits of pandemic-preparedness investments made over the last five years...
...accurate. As several studies (like this one) have shown, altruistic people achieve higher status, and are much more likely to behave altruistically in situations where their actions are public than when they will go unnoticed. Competitive altruism explains why soldiers jump onto grenades during war (their clans will reap the rewards) and why vain CEOs build hospital wings (they enjoy the social renown that they could never acquire from closing another big deal). In many hunter-gatherer societies, including some Native American tribes in the Pacific Northwest, prominent families have staged elaborate ceremonies in which they compete to give away...
...perfect storm. All of the mainstream parties have been damaged by the expenses saga, and fringe parties could reap the benefits at the polls. But for Brown, the scandal has unleashed forces in his own party that he may not be able to subdue. After Smith's husband was found to have submitted claims for two pornographic movies, her Cabinet future looked uncertain. Blears, too, has been tarnished by allegations that she failed to pay the capital gains tax on the sale of property she had officially designated as her second home, in order to claim the MPs' second-home...
...while a bevy of premeds may get to reap the benefits of Cohen’s next venture, his former students lament Cohen’s absence from Chemistry 163. According to Bradlee D. Nelms, a graduate student who took the course, “Chem 163 was one of the best classes I’ve taken at Harvard...
...beneficiary. If your child is young, the account has a long time to bounce back before you'll need the funds for college. If you stand to reap big tax savings, however, liquidating may be worth it since you could later re-invest the money in another 529 account. Just make sure to wait at least 60 days before you open a new 529, or the IRS may consider it a rollover, which isn't deductible for tax purposes...