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v. Present participle of tenure.

"He recently said that NCLB has been too narrowly focused on standardized testing, yet keeps pushing for states to use student test scores as a “significant factor” in evaluating, tenuring, firing and paying teachers."

tenured    tenures    tenuring   

kick upstairs    upgrade    elevate    raise    promote   

occupation    tenure in aumone    privity of tenure    tenure of office act    survey tenure   

tenurial    tenant‎   

tenement    holding    tenancy    tenantship    tenantry   

chenier   

lease    ownership    stint    endowment    appointment