Word: upkeep
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...month and waive spousal support. Lisa says Kira's current stipend does not adequately allow the child to maintain a "station of life ...befitting the daughter of Kirk Kerkorian." That goes for her pet rabbit too; Lisa is also asking for $436 a month for her bunny's upkeep...
...federal government currently pays for the Smithsonian Observatory’s permanent infrastructure—salaries, building upkeep and equipment maintenance. The observatory then competes for outside grants to finance specific projects. But if the OMB proposal were adopted, the observatory could lose the funding to keep its scientists and equipment—an onerous and undesirable situation for an institution whose first priority should be innovative research, not cutthroat bureaucracy...
...thing, to begin to feel responsibility for our community—by cleaning our own bathrooms, scrubbing down our own tables, even cooking our own brunches—is something quite different. How would our habits change if groups of students, on a rotating basis, were responsible for the upkeep of the dining hall? Or if we honored the workers by giving them a day off, figuring out for ourselves where the garbage disappears to, or how to quick-freeze Tuesday’s clam chowder...
...because I think we need a fair system of rent control that doesn’t pit landlords against tenants,” Iskovitz says. “We need rents that are low enough to be affordable to tenants but high enough that landlords can afford to do upkeep...
...instance, has installed sensors clever enough to read the birth date on a driver's license?and savvy enough to recognize a fake ID. Another breakthrough allows machines to send messages directly to maintenance workers, alerting them if a machine needs repair, drinks or snacks?making distribution and upkeep more efficient. Sanyo, meanwhile, has devised a way to fight Japan's rising crime?a new drink dispenser made of a boltless, seamless piece of steel that they say is almost impossible for thieves to pry open...