If state and local officials had a fixed amount of dollars to spend, along with maximum flexibility in how to spend these dollars so long as they were tied to the purpose of disaster recovery or indigent medical assistance, this would greatly improve the effectiveness and efficiency of both Medicaid and national disaster recovery efforts.

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How much do you need to spend to earn maximum rewards, and how much can you spend before your rewards get capped?

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And, finally, New York police commissioner Raymond W. Kelly should inform the aggrieved extremists, with maximum politeness, that he will spend a minimum of time listening to them.

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However, experts say first-time offenders with no criminal history typically spend much less time in prison than the maximum term.

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However, experts say first-time offenders with no criminal history typically spend much less time in prison than the maximum sentence.

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However, first-time offenders with no criminal history will typically spend much less time in prison than the maximum sentence, said Mary Fan, a former federal prosecutor who specializes in criminal law and procedure at the University of Washington School of Law.

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Specifically, I feel morally authorized to spend an entire year blasting the Red Hot Chili Peppers at maximum volume out of really cheap car-stereo speakers, the ones equipped with chintzy mega-bass, to make up for the 20 years of noise pollution I've had to endure.

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Each worker could spend only a couple of minutes inside the plant before absorbing the maximum radiation and still remain healthy.

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The means of ridding yourself of cash is to spend it which, if we assume that our economy is already at maximum capacity (which they accept as at least a long-run truth), only raises prices.

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If Ortiz thought Swartz only deserved to spend 6 months in jail, why did she charge him with crimes carrying a maximum penalty of 50 years?

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