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There is not ONE great solution … but a variety of technologies waiting to be applied for certain necessities.
Think Progress » FACT CHECK: Combating Global Warming Does Not Require ‘Economic Castration’ 2006
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For that reason the chuck-wagon contained in an hour many articles which were strange to it, and lacked a few things which might justly be called necessities.
The Happy Family B. M. Bower 1905
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"Neighborhood Restabilization" to families about to undergo foreclosure -- among many other so-called necessities.
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We as a people are so influenced by the negative way to live that we have forgotten that we are responsible for the welfare of this planet, to enjoy it, not to keep raping it for our own greedy so called necessities.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2009
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Same as Mortgages and a whole host of totally bogus economic so called necessities.
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Al Campanis was widely seen in baseball as a good man who had done much for African-Americans in the game when he had his famous Nightline meltdown, making the inexcusable remark about some players lacking the "necessities."
Steve Kettmann: Has Dick Armey Apologized Yet for Being a Pig to Joan Walsh? 2009
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No student days off or short days for "teacher planning," parent-teacher conferences, or similar "necessities."
Sound Politics: "Ample provision" is a function of both funding and expenses 2007
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Another 29% said they would chip away at debt, while 23% said they would use that cash for "necessities."
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Different sources use different figures but one I remember said almost half of Mexicans live below the Mexican minimum wage of about $5 US a day. $150 a month or less does not buy you many middle-class "necessities."
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Different sources use different figures but one I remember said almost half of Mexicans live below the Mexican minimum wage of about $5 US a day. $150 a month or less does not buy you many middle-class "necessities."
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