There are many exceptions, including national security, emergency services, payments of Medicare health insurance and Social Security retirement benefits.
change the nature, purpose, or function of something
Invariably, some unpaid internships will be converted into paid internships, increasing an intern’s chances of obtaining full-time employment.
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manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
“We worked like actors, reading the book out loud, discussing the themes, improvising one another’s characters, and it was terrifying,” Mr. Watson said.
the process of absorbing one cultural group into another
But this process of assimilation didn’t flow in one direction; artists were equally susceptible, she said, to making “new technologies look like old art.”
Lifestyle changes around the world have helped brighten prospects for planemakers, even though many of their customers are struggling to cope with higher fuel costs.