Word: pinpointing
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...McCain. Their campaign managers, however, are unlikely to allow that sort of idle reflection - the presumptive presidential nominees face a long and trying road to the November elections, and while the urge to take a long nap must be overwhelming, this is the time to take stock and, hopefully, pinpoint a winning strategy...
Faced with the end of an exhilarating Republican skirmish, the pundits speculated endlessly through the night, trying to pinpoint the moment at which John McCain's upstart campaign derailed. Some pointed to his loss in a bitter South Carolina contest; others blamed his lackluster showing in Washington State for slowing his momentum. But while the geographical epicenter of McCain's defeat will remain a matter of spirited debate, there is little doubt as to his demographic downfall. Core Republicans, along with self-identified Christian conservatives, voted for Governor Bush in droves, apparently punishing McCain for his spirited denunciation...
...worried that we can't pinpoint this beginning: the first labeling, the first frown, the first parody. The snowballing effect of reputation has a tremendous power to shape future endeavor. It is the power of junior high school popularity contests and the subtle consensus of entire disciplines, the power of suggestion and the slow crafting of taste. It remains to be seen whether it is possible to separate out the crucible where opinion is formed, to shape the sways of reputation, to find the voice speaking...
...thing about movies that are controlled by the director, or the director and the writer if they're not one and the same. Whereas documentaries are unrehearsed, they're spontaneous, they're out of control. Yes. But I think that dividing line often shifts and is hard to pinpoint...
...decreased steadily throughout the decade. And since most abortions are of unintended pregnancies by unmarried women, it doesn't take much of a leap to see that the number of these pregnancies drops off with the changing attitudes toward casual sex. The source of these changes is difficult to pinpoint, with some saying they come from increased sex education and others citing a fear of the swinger's lifestyle in the wake of the AIDS epidemic. And insights, health experts say, have been harder to come by since Congress slashed funding for public sex surveys. So while the guessing game...