Word: exaction
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...only recent year for which exact figures are available, Science A-25 had 98 students. But Lewis said the course in recent years has had as few as seven or eight enrollees. Last year, fewer than 20 students took "Chemistry," she said...
Neither Bush nor the governors specified any numerical goals, but the president yesterday made what he called a "social compact" with the nation's legislators and citizens asking for their input in helping to set exact targets in these areas...
Registrar Georgene Herschbach said that 129 of the University's approximately 6400 undergraduates did not file their cards on time. Although Herschbach said she did not have exact data from previous years on the number of late filers, she said this year's figures were comparable...
Macedo says that his estimate for Gov. 10 enrollment was exceeded by "almost 300 percent." He says that pre-registration--having students sign up for courses well before the semester begins--could solve the enrollment confusion and make textbook ordering more of an exact science...
...drew a little blood, precisely what the boys were bitching about. Keith wanted to tour, Mick wanted to cruise the night life; individual ambitions ran contrary to the good of the band. Whatever it was, it seemed likely that they had been together too long -- 27 years, to be exact. So when Slipping Away begins and the husky fragility of Richards' vocal takes instant hold, it is clear that this is more than just a good closer for a record. Richards takes the lead for once, and Jagger glides in on harmony. It's a political gesture...