Word: wishing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...wish I could see more divisions between all-male groups, all-female groups and mixed groups," he said. "There are so many different factors which control what the different styles...
...Fans of the current system wish to solve this imbalance by "tinkering." For example, some combination of benefit cuts, modest tax increases, a change in the investment portfolio of the trust fund and an increase in the retirement age could shore the system up for the next 75 years. Proponents ask why we should radically reform a program that has been so effective for so long. Opponents say that "tinkering" will not be a permanent fix and that there may be a cheaper way to get greater benefits...
...last week's vote is any indication of how such future real-estate-transfer tax bills will fare, Meyer will have his wish...
Coney says he hopes to spend a significant portion of his remaining years as a cook flipping burgers in a restaurant or a dining hall closer to the College--a wish shared by Mayer...
...past few weeks. That, of course, could change quickly if the revamped show garners good reviews and Simon's fans start pouring into the theater. After a rough year, Simon is prepared for anything. "Broadway is a tiny little industry," he says. "People talk. And they don't wish you the best. But all the show-biz stuff is irrelevant. I didn't go to work on this for seven years because I wanted a big show-business hit on Broadway." But he'd take one--and so would Broadway...