Word: directives
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Sarles converted a direct shot off the penalty corner to tie the game. Turck and Badawy earned the assists...
...PSTN--used for phone calls today--makes a direct connection between a user and a caller...
...used to, and my time there taught me a lot about both politics and journalism. I had just assumed, for example, that I would be good at spinning journalists--after all, I was one of them. But I was a bust. My instinct was to give a direct answer to a direct question. Mistake. After one of the early debates, I was talking to a scrum of reporters and was asked about a certain line of attack by our rivals. "It's stupid," I said. And then quickly added, "That's off the record." Suddenly, the pack was shouting...
...state matter. In fact, many states see it as such a local issue that they pass down the decision making to individual counties. The result has been unwieldy systems that are grossly mismanaged. Fearing that they may create bloated bureaucracies, the states usually earmark the money for the direct care of kids, meaning monthly payments to foster parents and salaries for social workers. In so doing, they neglect the infrastructure. There are not enough computers, secretaries and clerks to do the cheap paper work that consumes social workers' time. There are not enough administrators to review the cases or think...
...George W. Bush is confirmed as winner of the electoral college vote and the presidency, while Al Gore wins the nationwide popular vote, this result will undoubtedly revive the movement to replace the electoral college with direct popular election of Presidents. This sounds plausible enough, but is it really a good idea...