Word: absents
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...shadow than almost any other recent graduate I knew. Before I had worried whether or not he would slip and just become another Harvard political instrument who might forget the lessons of Bundy and Kissinger somewhere up the road, but at that moment all considerations of that sort were absent from my mind...
...back together, sending independent-minded reformers either into disarray or scurrying for the center. As Otto von Bismarck had once manipulated German liberals into supporting his reunification efforts, so did Harvard's Iron Chancellor unite most of the Faculty, restoring a certain reverence for his office that had been absent for some time. Even most of Dunlop's erstwhile liberal opponents capitulated out of respect for his skillful blending of energy, manipulation and unorthodoxy...
...four. Until now, it has been possible to identify-and warn -parents who run the risk of producing a Tay-Sachs child only by means of blood tests. But a Chicago ophthalmologist has an easier way. Dr. Edward Cotlier has found that the enzyme hexosaminidase A, which is absent in Tay-Sachs victims, can be measured in human tears. Collier has detected normal levels of the enzyme in the tears of 50 healthy volunteers, low levels in 14 parents who carried the defective genes, and none in four children with the disease. His finding holds out hope for early identification...
Only a Glimpse. When Byrne mounted the bench to announce his ruling, the courtroom was packed. The corridors were filled with pass holders who had been unable to squeeze in. With the jurors absent during procedural arguments, the jury box was crammed with newsmen. Byrne began briskly: "I am prepared to rule on the motion for dismissal...
...response to U.S. demands that he broaden his regime's power base (TIME, May 7). So far, however, the new council has not demonstrated much solidarity. When Lon Nol appeared at a May Day rally last week, Washington's favorite council member, Sirik Matak, remained conspicuously absent. "Perhaps he is a bit ill," suggested one Cambodian official. "Perhaps he does not like to celebrate May Day, which has Communist connotations," speculated another. Whatever the reason, it was not an encouraging sign. When asked to describe the alliances within the council, one Western diplomat replied tartly: "One, two, three...