Word: expend
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...holds few strong personal views. Having transformed himself from a progressive Republican into a Reaganite in order to become Vice President, Bush lost his policy compass. On the domestic scene, his strength has been politics, not ideas. Where there is no existing political consensus, Bush has been unwilling to expend any of his political ^ popularity in order to lead the nation...
Although this was a small study, and it may not be indicative of behavior in all gay communities, the findings were shocking. They show how far educational efforts still have to go. If society is unwilling to expend the energy and resources necessary to teach its young people to avoid AIDS, then the epidemic could grow ever larger and ever more tragic well into the next century...
...inflicts profound ; handicaps, such as blindness, cerebral palsy and other neurological disorders. Among the effects of erring on the side of life, say the authors: "We save some who would otherwise have died, we do immediate harm to and inflict long- term suffering on many who survive, and we expend an enormous amount of money on neonatal intensive care...