Word: pockets
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Kennedy is the biggest soft-money recipient in the Senate, and he's against education reform because he's in the back pocket of the teachers' union," Robinson said...
...Space, resources and money. It's about who controls that, and how they're distributing it." Mutterings can be heard. A dark-haired senior with horn-rimmed glasses grumbles about "having a 19-billion dollar endowment and no equipment," while the blond female mentions grants, budgets, and out-of-pocket expenses. And finally, a soft-spoken young man quietly mentions "the Administration...
...people I've worked with in the grants office have been pretty helpful about telling you where the money is. But not every organization knows that they have a standard budget that they can rely on for the next year. And that way a lot of out-of-pocket expenses come from the members, which makes it difficult. If you get a $400 grant one year, and the next year you apply for it again but only get $100, it makes a big difference in what you can do and where...
...only possession--the business card from his lawyer--fits in the front shirt pocket of his jumpsuit...
...every question is, "Yes, sir. My pleasure, sir. Right away, sir." Black Lincolns waited at the curb, maitre d's whisked me to secluded corners, and I never saw a bill. Everything was handled quietly, out of sight. I went around for a week with $40 in my pocket, unspent...