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"If Illinois law is amended to allow Chicago to postpone the contribution increase beyond budget year 2015, the city will have averted a near-term budget crisis," the report said.

From Chicago Tribune • Dec. 13, 2013

Time will console Cecilia, and you will have averted a tragedy.

From The Romance Of Giovanni Calvotti From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.) by Murray, David Christie