Word: retained
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...manufacturer claims that the clothes, even after 40 washes, retain 40% of their cellulite-fighting effectiveness. The $139 pants sold out quickly after their February debut and are on their second run. The label concedes that the jeans are not guaranteed, but they at least look slimming. The downside: you should probably hand wash these items, which is a hassle...
...spite of the dipping figures, the study found that highly educated women are still more likely than less-educated ones to retain their surnames upon marriage...
...sought to pull one of the opposing defenders out of position in order to create a gap through which a decisive pass could be threaded for a, sudden, lightning fast attack and shot on goal. No speculative long balls into the penalty area in Italy; Italian teams sought to retain possession until such time as a gap was created. The rules of physical contact were different, too: Italian defenders could dish it out, but their strikers were conditioned, at the first touch from the body of a rival, to fall to the ground writhing as if taken down...
...need the money more - so you can see Schreyer's point. But last week Britain refused to budge, calling the rebate "unnegotiable." The dissent has teeth: Britain has the power to veto any proposed changes to the structure of E.U. funding. "I suspect the U.K. will be able to retain the rebate," says Robert Prior-Wandesforde, a European economist at HSBC. Last week the European Commission also celebrated a court ruling confirming that members must abide by the stability and growth pact, which mandates that euro-zone countries keep deficits under 3% of GDP. Germany and France - the euro zone...
...understanding is that there will be a new appointment for that position eventually—although not before September—since the Bureau is still going to retain its own identity,” O’Keefe wrote in an e-mail...