Word: inexact
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Although tallying a "big play differential" is an inexact science at best, by any estimation Harvard clearly came out ahead. Defining it as a play of 15 yards or more, the Crimson held a 10-3 edge, scattering its crushing offensive gains through all four quarters, beginning with its third possession...
...Harvard spokesperson Joe Wrinn says this question makes setting a concrete living wage for Harvard workers a contentious and inexact task...
Harvard spokesperson Joe Wrinn says this question makes setting a concrete living wage for Harvard workers a contentious and inexact task...
Comparisons between Eleanor Roosevelt and Hillary Clinton are unavoidable and sometimes startling, though inexact. Eleanor was famously insecure, and Hillary conveys quite the opposite impression. But like Mrs. Clinton, Mrs. Roosevelt needed time to assimilate her nearly impossible job description. She too wanted a "real job" and did not always accept the fact that being First Lady, however ill defined, is a job in itself. Eleanor took a position as assistant director of the Office of Civilian Defense. The press went after her, and F.D.R.'s enemies attacked too--calling her the O.C. Diva, forcing her to resign...
Economics is always an inexact science, but Russian economics is about as realistic as SimCity. Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov spent Friday bullying regional governors to adopt his budget, but their skepticism pales against that of the IMF. "The Russian budget is an exercise in virtual reality, with a large blank they're assuming will be filled by the IMF," says TIME Moscow bureau chief Paul Quinn-Judge. "Everything hinges on receiving a massive chunk of aid, but the IMF is unimpressed by this exercise in wishful thinking...