Word: foregoing
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Voters are not being asked to increase taxes. In fact, that is utterly forbidden under the law. Voters are being asked to forego a second consecutive 15% property tax reduction...
Besides John Henry, other eminent geldings were Kelso, who made $1,977,896 from 1959 to 1966, and Forego, whose six-year career in the '70s brought $1,938,957. Today Kelso is employed in Maryland as Mrs. Richard C. du Pont's favorite saddle horse, while Forego is a pensioner in Kentucky. These are unusually fine fates for unusually fine geldings, and John Henry can breathe easy too. More typical are the fates of Neapolitan Way and Hugable...
Prominent among the agenda items was the proposal to rid Europe of all nuclear missiles--the so-called "zero-option." Under this concept. Washington would forego the planned deployment of 572 Pershing II and cruise missiles in Western Europe in return for Moscow's dismantling of its SS20s, SS5s and SS4s, which are now targeted on Western European cities...
Several passes later, Princeton found itself on the 20-yard line with 15 seconds left. The Tigers decided to forego the field goal, and try for the touchdown. Holly passed to Derek Graham in the end zone, where he was clipped by Yale's Pat Cochran. The penalty put Princeton on the one-yard line, and Holly carried it in on the next play...
...government contain a good measure of truth, ne was incorrect in saying that Americans always seek instant gratification. For a decaying, myopic nation, the United States has adopted some rather farsighted programs. Environmental regulations and automobile efficiency standards, whether or not they are effective, exemplify a willingness to forego instant economic gain for long-term benefit. Furthermore, while Will was correct in diagnosing a propensity in our society for working to achieve personal gain, he erred in asserting that such a tendency has became a dominant and destructive force. Will himself acknowledged that the people do want some form...