He said the achievements he would be highlighting included raising the income tax threshold, reforming the state pension and creating more apprenticeships.

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Half of the vouchers would go to House and Senate candidates who have raised a threshold amount in contributions from their district or state.

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Will says the welfare state has lowered our national pain threshold.

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In a very similar battle, schools advocates sued Mr. Christie over whether the state was providing enough funding to meet the constitutional threshold.

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That was good enough for Mr. Cuomo, who had earlier conditioned hundreds of millions of dollars in state aid on a final agreement on an evaluation system, a threshold not yet crossed.

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She said the threshold would ensure people who come to live in the UK are not dependent upon the state.

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And it will unfold regardless of whether a particular state plans to expand its Medicaid program for adults to meet the 133% threshold.

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In some cases, state regulators can restrict banks from paying dividends if their accumulated earnings do not meet a certain threshold.

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Under church law they are obliged to visit Rome to report to the Pope on the state of their dioceses in what is called an "ad limina" (on the threshold of Saint Peter) visit.

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