Word: scopes
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...recent pair of bombshell reports has made clear the severity and scope of the crises. The National Governors Association said the states' cash reserves as of June 30 had dropped to $14.5 billion, from $48.8 billion three years earlier. This new figure is 2.9% of total state spending--by that measure, the lowest cushion in a decade. Meanwhile, the National Conference of State Legislatures said two-thirds of states had collected revenue below forecasted levels through October of this year and that 26 states had lowered their revenue estimates for the rest of the fiscal year. "2003 will...
Lurie wrote that in order to become more representative, “the council must not loudly proclaim that it will undertake tasks that are outside its scope...
While the guides’ content is still based on budget travel, they have a greater scope of prices for restaurants and accommodations. This newly-expanded range is an effort to appeal to a “broader audience,” including professionals in their 20s who don’t want to stay at youth hostels, Brumagim said...
...film's vast scope ranges from the snowy, unspoiled peaks of Middle-earth (shot in various New Zealand locales) to the city of Isengard (a composite of models and computer-generated imagery), which is destroyed--spectacularly--by a brigade of towering, treelike creatures known as Ents. Meanwhile, the hobbit hero Frodo (Elijah Wood) continues his quest: he must destroy the magic Ring before the Dark Lord Sauron can use it to rule the world. Aragorn (played by Mortensen, who transforms himself before your eyes from brooding beefcake to full-blown movie star) embarks across the desolate plains of Middle-earth...
PBHA leaders say the spring course will help students improve the quality and scope of the existing programs...