Word: exactions
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...recall vividly not wanting to come off as unhappy. If he asked me the same question today, I probably still wouldn't be able to say, but reading about Weiner's travels and travails has led me to at least one important conclusion. I may not know the exact combination of GDP, proximity to clean water and availability of fresh fruit that translates into happiness for 77.3% of humanity, but I have realized that it's not such a terrible thing to be still trying to work out my own formula...
...chosen to sacrifice an entire, precious day of Reading Period to Senator Obama, he responded, “I don’t know, I just find him really inspiring. Isn’t that enough?” More than four weeks later, I find myself wondering the exact same question. Is it enough that Barack Obama loses more policy debates than he wins, but leaves audiences roaring everywhere he goes? Will that win in November and, more importantly, will it serve us well until 2012? At the New Hampshire debate, Senator Clinton reminded America of the dangers...
...Obama's mantra of change, Clinton said dismissively, "Change is part of life. The question is, are we going to make progress together?" For a closing argument, hers could hardly be clearer. "The exact right message that voters are focused on," Clinton spokesman Howard Wolfson told reporters on a conference call Monday morning. By Wednesday morning, we'll know if enough of those voters are listening...
...exact motive behind student interest can be difficult to gauge. Two student volunteers might be participating for completely different reasons: next to dedicated participants might be the resume-builder who wants something to talk about at the next job interview...
...Consider Price's exact words: "The U.S. is prepared to enter into binding international obligations to reduce greenhouse gases as part of a global agreement in which all major economies similarly undertake binding international obligations." The last reference is not to the major economies of Western Europe or Japan, all of which have already signed onto the Kyoto Protocol and already work with carbon caps. The U.S. official is referring to the major developing economies, specifically China and India, which the Kyoto Protocol exempts from binding limits on their rapidly growing greenhouse gas emissions...