Word: exacts
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...parallels between August 1992 in Brasilia and August 1974 in Washington were eerily exact. Like Richard Nixon 18 years earlier, President Fernando Collor de Mello vowed to fight to the end against impeachment and removal from office. But Collor too saw many of his strongest supporters -- including even the politician who served as best man at his 1984 wedding -- turn against him. Many advised him to resign before he is thrown out and thus spare the nation a prolonged governmental paralysis. Collor's hopes of hanging on nearly disappeared last week when a congressional commission concluded after a three- month...
...exact reasons for Ponti's resignation were unclear at press time yesterday, but at least one employee spoke of tensions between Ponti and the student leadership...
...Senior U.S. and British officials believe that one reason Saddam provoked the showdown was to assert his authority after uncovering a coup plot two months ago that resulted in 200 executions. If Saddam can embarrass Bush and contribute to a Republican defeat in November, the Iraqi President will exact delicious revenge and score another propaganda coup to dishearten potential rivals at home...
...interpretation of the new law, "erring on the side of caution," the universities could agree to consider the home equity of an applicant's parents in determining financial need. But she said the new law would not allow her to share with Princeton or Brown, for instance, Harvard's exact formulas for treating home equity...
Other experts on financial aid law said yesterday that such sharing of exact formulas would be permitted under...