Word: assess
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...that allows both sides to claim their demands have been satisfied. The deal, whose details are still being fiercely contested, would require the Palestinians to drop claims for the right of refugees to return to Israel. The negotiators are due to report back to President Clinton on Saturday, to assess the possibility of closing the gaps...
Could the closest and most bitterly divisive election in modern American history prove to be a boon to the U.S. economy? Absolutely, say members of TIME's Board of Economists, who gathered in Washington to assess the outlook after the murkiest presidential election in a century. With neither George W. Bush nor Al Gore commanding a clear mandate and the U.S. Senate virtually split down the middle, TIME's experts saw little risk of any broad and possibly destabilizing shifts in economic policy next year--regardless of who becomes the 43rd President...
...vote required a different response in each county. In some, the situation demanded a simple hand count of mechanically tallied ballots to ensure proper operation of machines. In others, a committee of experts had to be called in to scrutinize "dimples" on index-card-sized sheets of paper, to assess voter intent. In a national election, there simply isn't a reason why procedures should not to be as uniform as possible across the nation or at least within each state...
Engineering and Utilities workers from Harvard's University Operations Services arrived shortly after 1 a.m. to assess the situation and had the power back...
Engineering and Utilities workers from Harvard's University Operations Services arrived shortly after 1 a.m. to assess the situation...