Our political leaders have made a calculation in recent years.
Even Democratic opposition organizations had made a calculation early in the campaign that it wasn't strategic to get into personal matters with Trump.
"They have made a calculation that people like me have no place else to go," Mr. Kelley said, referring to the expectation that the Tea Party would vote Republican regardless.
Zanu-PF seems to have made a calculation that the negative PR that will result from denying the Elders' access will be less damaging to the regime than letting them in to observe and condemn the government's failure to help people who are starving to death.
Meanwhile, Facebook said it had made a calculation error in Instant Articles, over-reporting by between 7percent and 88 percent since August of 2015.
Yesterday, AppleInsider pointed out that Microsoft appears to have made a calculation error in a billboard touting the fact that its Surface tablets ship with the Office productivity set of applications.
"People have got a right to stand up for their terms and conditions, and the government over the years have taken advantage of the fact that people are professional at their work, they are predominantly women workers, and have made a calculation that they can abuse their staff over their pay," she said.
They've made a calculation - sadly correct so far - that the president doesn't care enough about this issue to intervene.
But Romney and his aides had made a calculation: They didn't need Trump's support so much as they needed to avoid his animus.
The eight armed groups have made a calculation that their rejection of the deal en masse gains them more bargaining chips, as the Union Solidarity and Development Party is under pressure from the international community to reach a pre-election deal".
"I think they've made a calculation that raising money and debate prep time is the most valuable use of Romney's time," said Mark McKinnon, a key strategist for President George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004.
