Word: exactingly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...strength of the expansion--if it lasts through next February, it will be the longest in U.S. history--have rewritten the rule book for forecasting. For at least two years, economists following conventional models have predicted a slowing of growth and modest rises in unemployment and inflation; the exact opposite has happened. So forecasters must search for new models, and it's anyone's guess who will find the most accurate one. But unless something happens that is much worse than any board member foresees, the outlook for the economy recalls the old gag about sex: when it's good...
...donation, whose exact value was not specified, is unusual because University divisions generally maintain tight control over their own resources...
...Neill, one of his closest friends. "It's the first-son syndrome. You want to live up to the very high expectations set by your father, but at the same time you want to go your own way, so you end up going kicking and screaming down the exact same path your father made. George didn't learn to channel his energy until middle age, and he didn't feel real comfortable until he went to Washington. He hated Washington, but it charged him up," says O'Neill. "Then, with the Rangers, he really hit stride. It took some hard...
...gets separated, and work hard to keep that from happening. To spot one another in a crowd, families can wear similar shirts or hats. Some resort to "leashes" to keep their toddlers close. Just in case, carry a recent photo of your child, and be prepared to provide an exact description, including height, weight and clothing...
...side had all the weapons but both underestimated the other's staying power, Milosevic cracked first. The chilling spectacle of NATO slamming 20,000 bombs and missiles into Yugoslavia can come to a merciful end. Bill Clinton proves--again--to be the luckiest President alive. At nearly the exact moment that Clinton gathered the Joint Chiefs to confront the unpalatable implications of a ground war to salvage the stalemated air campaign, Milosevic handed him victory...