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a life insurance policy providing a death benefit that decreases throughout the term of the contract, reaching zero at the end of the term.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

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His life as a man is built around health insurance and tax services.
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Term limits could be a prescription to speed change along.
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Wrapees was the term marines used for the Japanese because they had wrapping round their legs.
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This was later repurposed in Europe as an explanation for racial superiority, and the term “Aryan” came to define a white race.
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So he bore down on the solemn declaration that she stood face to face with a prison term for perjury.
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All changes are to be Rang either by walking them (as the term is) or else Whole-pulls, or Half-pulls.
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These practical demonstrations occurred usually in the opening enthusiasm of the term.
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I shall show how it is possible thus to prolong life to the term set by God.
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But men, through neglecting the rules of health, pass quickly to old age, and die before reaching that term.
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