understand
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A Justice Department official said, “The entire DOJ leadership determined that Slater’s flawed understanding of the deal required a different approach.”
The Midwestern pontiff brings a deeper understanding of American society and politics than any previous pope.
“In Mexico, it hasn’t been that easy for people to understand that I am a singer,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times
The BBC understands representatives from the Hillsborough Law campaign's legal team will be in parliament next week in an attempt to unblock the legal log jam and galvanise support.
From BBC
Government often tries to make rules for industries it doesn’t understand.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
