Word: exactions
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...second best to their idealized Central European city?. What happens in this novel is not nearly so important as Phillip's wonderful grasp of Budapest's look, style and ethos, and his sometimes sympathetic, often scathing view of the Western interlopers. His writing is swift, often poetic, unerringly exact with voices and subtle details of time, weather and place. This novel is so complete a distillation of its theme and characters that it leaves a reader wondering how on earth Phillips can follow it up...This brilliant book seems certain to be widely and admiringly reviewed...the most memorable fiction...
...compensate for revenue shortfalls due to the latest economic downturn. Although citizens dislike higher taxes, they tend to support higher cigarette taxes because they hope that the higher cost of cigarettes will pressure people to stop smoking. Strangely, legislators seem to secretly hope that the taxes have the exact opposite effect on smoking habits. Owing to the government’s need for revenue, the politicians stand to gain if people continue smoking and pay the additional taxes...
West reportedly began considering a return to Princeton—where he taught before coming to Harvard—last fall following a conversation with Summers in which, West has said, Summers insulted him and his work. Summers has refused to comment on the exact content of that conversation...
...money into political campaigns, it will strengthen the ability of corporations, unions, and special interest groups to influence the political process while decreasing the clout of the average citizen. On top of that, it will favor incumbents at the expense of grass roots campaigns. These effects are the exact opposites of the goals of campaign finance legislation and, sadly, losses for democracy and the democratic process...
Returning to his dorm room that afternoon, Meagher fielded questions from his roommates. He still could not recall the exact name of the church, only that “Church of Christ” was part of it. “Dude,” one roommate replied, “that’s a cult...