raise the minimum wage
81sector — 01. Jobs in the tourism [sector] have risen by over 5% this year. 02. The government met with different [sectors] of the community to discuss its plans to raise the minimum wage. 03. The industrial [sector] is quite pleased with the government s… …
82U.S. 2006 Midterm Elections — ▪ 2007 In a stinging rebuke to Pres. George W. Bush and his party, voters swung decisively to Democrats in 2006 U.S. congressional and state elections. The Republicans 12 year control of Congress was abruptly ended, and recent GOP gains in… …
83Royal, Ségolène — ▪ French politician born Sept. 22, 1953, Dakar, Seneg. French politician, who was the Socialist Party s candidate for president of France in 2007. Royal, the daughter of a French colonel, was born on an army base in Senegal. She studied… …
84discuss — 01. I [discussed] the project with my boss for over an hour. 02. You should [discuss] this with your parents before you make any decision. 03. The matter was [discussed] at our management meeting this morning. 04. The Prime Minister met with his… …
85government — gov|ern|ment [ gʌvərnmənt ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the people who control a country, region, or city and make decisions about its laws and taxes: The Mexican government has announced its plans to raise the minimum wage next year. a… …
86government */*/*/ — UK [ˈɡʌvə(r)nmənt] / US [ˈɡʌvərnmənt] noun Word forms government : singular government plural governments 1) [countable/uncountable] the people who control a country, region, or town and make decisions about its laws and taxes: followed by a… …
87government*/*/*/ — [ˈgʌv(ə)nmənt] noun 1) [C/U] the people who control a country or area and make decisions about its laws and taxes The government has announced plans to raise the minimum wage next year.[/ex] a democratically elected government[/ex] government… …
88China Employment Law — The China Employment Law 2008 is a statute which regulates the contract of employment among workers in China. It was introduced on 1 January 2008.Text from the Actcquote|Effective January 1, 2008 The following is an translated copy of the… …
89History of Poland (1945–1989) — The history of Poland from 1945 to 1989 spans the period of Soviet Communist dominance over the People s Republic of Poland following World War II. These years, while featuring many improvements in the standards of living in Poland, were marred… …
90Cochabamba protests of 2000 — The Cochabamba protests of 2000, also known as The Cochabamba Water Wars, were a series of protests that took place in Cochabamba, Bolivia s third largest city, between January and April 2000 because of the privatization of the municipal water… …
