The Board of Regents, which governs school policy but doesn't set funding, urged the Legislature this month to change the way it distributes aid so poor districts get more.

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For Gatorade, Carter said the ingredient is used as an "emulsifier, " meaning it distributes flavoring evenly so that it doesn't collect at the surface.

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Instead of bulging at one end when squeezed at the other, cork distributes the load and so narrows across its length which is why a cork is easy to push back into a bottle.

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Plains is organized as a master limited partnership, able to duck corporate taxes so long as it distributes income to partners.

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To help them do so, he came up with a service called txteagle which distributes small jobs via text messaging in return for small payments.

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