Word: tap
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...wanted to teach. "There are a lot of people who would make excellent teachers but are discouraged by the bureaucracy of the certification process," says Moore, 45, who began teaching fourth grade in Baltimore and now tests students for special education. "Troops to Teachers is an excellent way to tap their potential by lowering the barriers." Bush would also expand loan forgiveness for math and science majors who teach in needy schools...
...college tuition. A family could receive as much as $2,800 in tax credits each year for tuition and fee payments. Taxpayers would also be allowed to sock away as much as $2,500 a year in new tax-advantaged accounts, similar to 401(k)s, which they could tap at any age for higher education or job training. And Gore would spend $2 billion nationalizing a program, already in place in some states, that gives parents tax breaks to save for their kids' tuition...
Illingworth says he could imagine removing the bleachers and revamping the area to tap into more space...
...movie "Necessary Roughness" (please bear with me on this one). Remember how the Armadillos (the fictional team in the movie) couldn't find a placekicker? What did they do? They turned to a female soccer player, portrayed by uber-attractive model Kathy Ireland. Following suit, Harvard should also tap one of its soccer players for the football...
When I go out for a drink with my friends, I always try to make them go to Scratcher. I like Scratcher. The place has weird British beers on tap. It has Christmas lights in the windows, even when it's not Christmas. I like Scratcher so much, in fact, that my friends refuse to go there with me anymore. The way I see it, I need either another group of friends or some other places to drink. That's where the new--and increasingly popular--handheld city guides come...