Word: retained
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...whom agreed to cover one of the five tracks on the album. The musicians had three months to finish the songs. Baio gave them full artistic license; they could experiment or stay as true to the original song as they wanted. His only request was that the finished products retain some of Davis' original feeling and intensity. "Other than that, they were free to do whatever they felt," says Baio. "That's what jazz is about, right?" He named his experiment Kind of Bloop...
...Marcos in a voice that was audible to the whole nation, "Sir, we are ready to annihilate them at your orders ..." Marcos did not respond. Whether he knew it or not, his failure to move swiftly against Enrile had already cost him the office he was fighting desperately to retain...
...more relaxed exercising without men's eyes on them has led to a preponderance of secular women-only chains like Curves and Linda Evans Fitness. This non-religious attitude toward gender-segregated exercise neatly sets immigration politics aside, and has created a way for Americans from Muslims countries to retain their piety without seeming to embrace separation. I have fond memories of following my mother around her local Linda Evans center in California, watching Pakistani matrons and white soccer moms chat while stride energetically on long rows of treadmills...
...down customers in the individual and small-group market who have expensive pre-existing conditions and basing premium rates on health status and gender. But one variable that will persist is age, since older enrollees represent more health risks than younger enrollees, and insurers are doing their best to retain the most flexibility in that area. Current reform legislation in the House and the Senate Health, Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee would allow insurers to vary premiums on the basis of age only by a factor of two, meaning insurers would be allowed to charge older enrollees premiums that...
...Once the engine is dead, a recycling lot can take possession of the car. From that time, it has 180 days to sell the pieces of the car that retain some value. Even though the engine's a lost cause, everything from the scrap metal to the hubcaps is available to buyers. When the resale period is up, any leftover parts must be destroyed, and the government is notified that the car is gone for good...