affluent

The change results from steep cuts in state education funds

that has left several affluent communities

across the nation paying more school taxes

to the state than they receive.

automation

Decades of technological enhancements

and automation have made flying undeniably much safer

but also fostered a subtle disconnect

between pilots and the planes they fly.

commute

Urban Japanese have long endured lengthy commutes

and crowded living conditions, but as the old group

and family values weaken, the discomfort is beginning to tell.

migrate

Like other newspaper groups, GNM is suffering from the effects

of the advertising downturn and a long-term decline

in print circulation as readers migrate to the internet.

mutual

In France mutual banks seem to have fared rather badly

compared with their publicly traded rivals,

although a further €1.4 billion ($2 billion)

write-down of toxic assets at Société Générale

in the fourth quarter has helped even the balance.

mobilize

Perhaps most significantly, experts note,

it sparks a flow of money -- $100 billion annually by 2020 --

never before mobilized for poor countries

to cope with climate disasters

and develop clean-energy economies.

overtime

I hate my job! My boss always orders me to work overtime,

without giving me the overtime fees.

You've got to talk with him about giving you the fees.