1.  In such research, exact statistics of public attitudes are of small importance.

2.  Exact statistics about the sex of book buyers are hard to come by in publishing, which is notorious for the paucity of its market research.

3.  Gannon was unable to provide exact statistics on whether or not child abandonment cases had increased.

4.  I forget the exact statistic about the percentage of the criminals whose parents were also criminals.

5.  The Rev. Patrick Cogan, executive coordinator of Canon Law Society of America, the Washington professional body that handles annulment questions, said he had no exact statistics.

6.  They note that many companies -- exact statistics are hard to come by -- use share repurchases to get money to shareholders.

7.  While there are few exact statistics for gauging success, people in the business have several suggestions.

8.  According to the Kayhan newspaper, there are no exact statistics yet on the number of people missing so far.