Word: count
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...instance, if an officer is stopping a fight between two men on the street, he should not pin down the presumed assailant without first taking the time to "count one two three," calm down and assess the situation. Pinning down the victim by mistake would allow the mugger to escape, he says...
...both candidates, the debate came at a crucial moment. Clinton had just swept seven Southern- and Border-state contests on Super Tuesday, bringing his estimated delegate count to 763 of the 2,145 needed for the nomination. Tsongas had carried only his home state of Massachusetts, plus tiny Rhode Island and Delaware, and was trailing Clinton by about 400 delegates. If Clinton can follow up this week with strong victories in the Illinois and Michigan primaries over Tsongas and ex-California Governor Jerry Brown, his lead could be insurmountable. The biggest threat to Clinton's momentum comes from a surprising...
...loving cop who learns, as he investigates a murder in which she is indeed the likeliest suspect, and falls in lust with her, that she intends to use him as the subject of her next book. But, hey, when the sex is this good, why should he pause to count its potential costs...
Bush said the outcome "pushed the delegate count to a level where my nomination is virtually assured," and added in a written statement, "I will seek the support of everyone who believes that we can change America as we changed the world...
That raised the Bush count to 711 of the 1,105 it will take to settle the Republican nomination...