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• n  careful consideration
• v  have a certain weight
• v  show consideration for; take into account
• v  determine the weight of
• v  have weight; have import, carry weight
• v  to be oppressive or burdensome

• The Battlefield Extraction-Assist Robot (BEAR), developed for military search-and-rescue missions, has hydraulic arms that can support injured soldiers weighing up to 400 lbs .
• Although many people dread weighing themselves, the slight, 137-lb.
• The Wireless Aquos is a lithium-ion battery-powered flat-panel TV, weighing just under 14 lbs.

• deliberation
• advisement
• weigh
• consider
• count
• librate
• matter
• press

News & Articles

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• Commissioners comment on charter change
  WEIGHING IN – Cape Cod Commission Executive Director Paul Niedzwiecki was among those speaking to the county charter review committee last week. The county commissioners continued their discussion of possible charter changes June 12.
  June 14, 2013 - The Barnstable Patriot
• Fed or BOJ: What’s Weighing More on U.S. Markets?
  Fed or BOJ: what's weighing more on U.S. markets? Vote in the daily Hot Stock Minute poll. But first, listen to host Lauren Lyster discuss the topic with Yahoo! Finance Columnist Rick Newman. The pair also talk about May retail … Continue reading ?
  June 13, 2013 - Hot Stock Minute via Yahoo! Finance
• U.S. weighing charges for leaker of surveillance programs
  The Obama administration is weighing whether to charge a government contractor with leaking classified government secrets while it defends a much-criticized National Security Agency surveillance program as an indispensable tool for protecting Americans fr
  June 11, 2013 - The Des Moines Register

Quotes

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• Johnny Weir in The Associated Press
  My decision comes after months of weighing the pros and cons of competing this season, and I have decided that I need a year to explore and reinvent myself as an athlete and artist,the 26-year-old Weir said Thursday. "There are many...
• Adrian Peterson in Seattle Post Intelligencer
  The last few days have been stressful,Peterson said. "I've been pondering a lot of things and looking at it from all the different angles, weighing the good and the bad."
• Elgin Baylor in Seattle Post Intelligencer
  After weighing all of the options and after conversations with Sam we believe this is the best solution for this team,vice president of basketball operations Elgin Baylor said. "We know and appreciate the many contributions Sam made during...