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I found law school discussions concerning the concept of "basis" or "stepped-up basis" to be about as easy to follow as the rule against perpetuities.
The Times points out that Russia's technical assistance raises fears of a stepped-up arms race between India and Pakistan, against whom India has fought three wars, and which has just tested a nuclear-capable missile of its own.
The top of the LAT front page features a large photo-and-graphic box addressing the stepped-up rate of deportations by the INS of illegal immigrants--last year about 111,000, an increase of about 60 percent over the year before.
Nonetheless, it seems likely that the growing importance of the stock market to the retirement plans of middle-class Americans has translated into stepped-up coverage of business news and a greater willingness on the part of mainstream news outlets--daily newspapers and network television--to showcase pieces on market turmoil.
And his stepped-up shoes?”