They can be lengthened every few months as he grows to avoid more painful surgery.

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Store buyers frequently asked for runway looks to be lengthened in production so that regular women could wear them.

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Vesting for at least a portion of shares could be lengthened.

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In other studies high levels of the same gene lengthened the lives of worms and fruit flies, a hint that sir2 might be part of an ancient survival program common to many species.

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He wants the school day lengthened to seven hours for elementary children, for teachers to work 38 weeks a year, and to be able to introduce differentiated pay.

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