Word: spending
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Washington newspaper Roll Call, exists because Congress may constitutionally exempt itself from compliance with its own laws. As a result, congressional employees are not covered by fair-labor laws and civil rights legislation. Thus workers in the folding room do not receive any pay for the overtime hours they spend stuffing envelopes with legislators' free mailings...
Edie Holloway, the assistant to the master at Eliot, works considerably harder than most computer programs I know to ensure that the needs and interests of Eliot residents are met most equitably in their rooming assignments. Edie spends her summer doing what a computer program attempts to do in a few minutes--match diverse groups of men and women to a complex labyrinth of rooms and potential suites--only Edie does a much better job. She, I am sure, would probably much prefer to spend the summer lounging in Eliot courtyard, but she sees the rooming assignments as something worth...
...spend 10 minutes," says Weiner of the plays. Although he would like the audience to appreciate the play being performed, his main aim is getting people to see their common rooms differently...
...come up on Tom, with the frozen figures of Amanda, Laura and Jim in the background, the audience is immediately captivated by the intensity of their expressions. As the other characters remain stationary, Tom begins to tell the heartbreaking story of his sister Laura and his mother Amanda, who spend most of their lives trapped in illusion...
...know they're learning--because they spend the time, you know that they know that learning is important." Rosin said, adding that he has seen improvement in some of his tutees. He recalls being thanked by one fifth-grader whose new report card showed an improvement from a B to B-plus...