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  • verb Present participle of administer.
  • noun Administration

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Examples

  • The state plays only a minor role in administering the tax credits, no role in selecting the donors.

    School Choice on Trial 2010

  • The pharmaceutical industry is particularly vulnerable because government plays a bigger role in administering medicine in many foreign countries than it does in the U.S. and drugs are highly regulated, which creates contact with public officials.

    Drug Firms Face Bribery Probe Michael Rothfeld 2010

  • When should I start getting concerned the Evil Spawn is not the person to trust in administering my medication as I struggle through my Senior Years?

    Michael N. Smith: Plus 1. Michael N. Smith 2010

  • And, consumers play no role in administering the system (they just pay the taxes).

    Matthew Yglesias » Is The VAT Obsolete? 2010

  • I ask not just my family and friends, but I ask all Americans, to wish me divine guidance and wisdom in administering my new office.

    Obama on Sotomayor: 'An extraordinary moment for our nation' 2009

  • When should I start getting concerned the Evil Spawn is not the person to trust in administering my medication as I struggle through my Senior Years?

    Michael N. Smith: Plus 1. Michael N. Smith 2010

  • The province takes a laissez faire approach in administering the hunting and trapping of wolves in BC, which is based simply on the reproductive potential of the species, and shockingly, without knowledge of wolf numbers.

    Chris Genovali: The Death Cults Among Us Chris Genovali 2010

  • Minelli provoked still more outrage when he responded by ordering his staff to begin administering sodium pentobarbital in hotels.

    Death Becomes Him 2010

  • Minelli provoked still more outrage when he responded by ordering his staff to begin administering sodium pentobarbital in hotels.

    Death Becomes Him 2010

  • The pro-HST argument most frequently heard it that it will somehow save businesses millions by eliminating the alleged expenses they incur in administering two tax systems instead of one.

    Archive 2009-11-01 2009

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