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the how and whyThe methods and reasons for doing something: tonight’s edition demystifies the how and why of television ratings...- To find out the how and why - and whether - we have to go further back, to the 1880s, when London's and Europe's intellectuals were beset with doubt and anomie.
- That confidence has to be regained, and lengthy explanations about the how and why of Manila's response to the hostage crisis won't be enough.
- When I had finished reading the letter I was no more informed of the how and why of it all than when I'd stepped off onto the platform, but at least I knew the order of play now.
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