Word: exactions
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...Another example of this reality was the conduct of state media during the polls—they continued to depict the ruler as a pious and pure soul offering prayers in the temples, thus not allowing the average voter to think past the Sinhala-Buddhist chauvinism. These are the exact types of policies that nurtured hate and communal disharmony in every Sri Lankan election leading to several ethnic riots unleashed on Tamils...
...Growing evidence shows that innovation often happens at the intersections of disciplines, frequently initiated by individuals who may not have expertise in the exact problem at hand,” Harvard Medical School Dean Jeffrey S. Flier and HMS Professor and Catalyst Director Lee M. Nadler wrote in an e-mailed statement to the Harvard community...
...week by Frank Luntz, a veteran Republican pollster, found that despite all the noise, substantial majorities of Americans on both sides of the political divide believe that climate change is real, and that something needs to be done about it. They don't want to know the details - the exact speed of the Himalayan glaciers' melt is not going to motivate the public one way or another...
...Harvard students like a good challenge,” she said, adding that while exact figures are not yet available, she has seen consistent student interest in consulting and finance positions this year, along with a strong return of finance and consulting companies to campus...
...Despite the enthusiasm, the exact economic trajectory for the books is still open to interpretation. The Indian market, despite being considered one of the fastest growing in the world for English language titles, is unique in the world. Unlike in the U.S., where purists lament the disappearance of the independent bookshop from Main Street, three quarters of India's estimated 2000 bookstores are small, independent dealers, the majority of which still don't use computers to track sales. "So there's no way of finding out exactly what?s happening," says Padmanabhan...