Word: exacting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...registered voters interviewed across the country judged the nation to be "in deep and serious trouble," vs. only 38% who thought the difficulties are no worse now than at other times. By 47% to 39%, they considered rising unemployment more troublesome than continued inflation. That is an almost exact reversal of a poll in June, when 46% worried more about inflation and only 38% about unemployment...
...week's end the hunted sub was believed to be still trapped in the bay, exact whereabouts and identity unknown. There were unconfirmed reports that a Soviet spy plane was crisscrossing the Baltic, presumably to attempt to make radio contact with the mystery vessel. Whatever it was, wherever it was, Stockholm remained determined to find out, no matter how long it took. "It's a. war of nerves," said Captain Sven Carlsson, the Swedish navy spokesman. "Time is on our side.'' -By James Kelly. Reported by Mary Johnson/Stockholm
...from Treasury: "The machine is burping!" The Bank Markazi was to send specific instructions to each of the twelve banks, authorizing the transfer of exact sums of principal and interest amounting to $5.5 billion. Lawyers and officials of all twelve, the Federal Reserve System and the Treasury Department were huddled over Teletype machines in London, Washington and Algiers to check the accuracy of the instructions. (However, it seems the Iranian operator was only playing with the telex machine or checking out the line...
...with specific statistics, a device that Stockman has also used with success in policy disputes. Says Treasury Secretary Regan of the meetings: "Marty gives Dave a run for his money. If we're talking about the rates of real growth in periods following recessions, Marty has the exact figures in his head, right down to the decimal point...
Sadat said, "I am willing to give them two years to phase out the settlements." I replied, "You must be more flexible on the exact time?two or three