It's a policy in formation; the answers are not definitive".
But then, fittingly, his answer isn't definitive, which is kind of perfect -- it leaves the song ever mysterious and ever tragic.
Sondheim is the preeminent [End Page 627] composer/lyricist of the American stage and is so influential that New York Magazine once ran a cover story that dared to ask the question, "Is Stephen Sondheim God?" The answer is not as definitive as one might expect.
In short, the premise is that the questions and answers are meant to be conversational in nature, while also providing responses for those questions where answers aren't definitive, but are open to debate.
Thus, the requester would like: a rapid answer; a definitive response to the questions posed ('definitive' meaning comprehensive, appropriate and adapted to the local context); the possibility of discussing the case with the specialist, if the answer received is not definitive; and additional information, if relevant, such as references from the literature.
a rapid answer; a definitive response to the questions posed ('definitive' meaning comprehensive, appropriate and adapted to the local context); the possibility of discussing the case with the specialist, if the answer received is not definitive; and additional information, if relevant, such as references from the literature.
In other words, a definitive answer was not possible either way.
This could perhaps be explained if it was assumed that Tester 1 understood the subtleties of the AGREE II criteria better than the other testers, and could sensitively score the quality of compliance with each item, whilst Tester 3 in her inexperience may have 'hedged her bets' and scored more towards the middle of the scale when a definitive 1 or 7 answer was not obvious.
"He was tired, he gave some of his stock answers, he wasn't definitive, and I think he's got a long way to go if he wants to impress people in New Hampshire," said State Senator Lou D'Allesandro, a Democrat.
It sets up the hypotheses and tests them in various ways, and it gives answers, but these are not definitive.
Unfortunately, the definitive answer is not available, in general, since it may happen that it is indeed the maximal fair price, but it may also occur that it represents the cost of a strict superhedging strategy.
