At a press conference, the mayor is asked if she supports a tax increase next year. She replied, "All cities must examine areas where revenue enhancement is a viable option. My administration will work with all agencies to explore these possibilities." You had difficulty ___ the message.

An artist entered into a written agreement to sell a patron a partially finished painting once it was complete. the patron later learned that the artist planned to sell the painting to a third party who offered to pay the artist more than the contract price. the patron filed suit to compel the artist to sell the painting to her in accord with the terms of their agreement, while the artist denied that the painting the artist planned to sell to the third party was the subject of the agreement with the patron. at trial, the patron did not introduce the written agreement or explain its absence. rather, the patron sought to testify that, when she signed the agreement, the artist had pointed to the painting in question and stated that it was the patron’s painting. the artist’s attorney objected to the testimony that the artist identified the painting as belonging to the patron. how should the court rule? asustain the objection, because the artist’s statement was hearsay. bsustain the objection, because the patron failed to produce the written agreement or explain its absence. coverrule the objection, because the statement is not hearsay. doverrule the objection, because the statement was relevant.

Prior to 1994, rwanda's ethnic population was composed of a. a tutsi minority and a hutu majority b. a hutu minority and a tutsi majority c. an even number of hutus and tutsis d. a rwandan majority with hutu and tutsi minorities select the best answer from the choices provided. a b c d

Rank the following from most to least devasting: ordovician, permaian, cretaceous, pleistocene