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Sentencing for the pair has been deferred until December in Inverness.

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Air-traffic controllers and airport screeners are among the federal workers classified as essential and expected to work through a shutdown, albeit with their paychecks deferred until the end of the shutdown.

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No money down, interest payments deferred upon request.

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Pulver isn’t alone in waiting for the right moment to buy a house, even if it means deferring the purchase by several years.

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Qualcomm said Wednesday that it recorded a $5.7 billion charge because it expects to perpetually pay the minimum tax and thus can’t use some deferred tax breaks; the company does expect lower cash tax payments.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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