Word: absorbent
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...modern economic sector in the cities destroys the natural economy of the rural areas. The countryside, in turn, exacts its revenge, however; the rural population floods into the cities. This migration saps the cities' resources and makes them impossible to manage. The modern sector can't grow to absorb the entire population of the country. In the end, argues Schumacher, production methods adopted by poor countries destroy their chances for self-reliance and self-help...
...Most informed observers feel that Iran will not be able to absorb and operate within the next five to ten years a large portion of the sophisticated military systems purchased from the U.S. unless increasing numbers of American personnel go to Iran in a support capacity...
...Economic Community will have to pay an extra $4 billion a year in fuel costs and will see their composite rate of growth in production shrink from 4% to 3.25%. The Japanese, who draw 37.4% of their oil from Saudi Arabia, were relieved. They believe their recovering economy can absorb the increase without suffering any serious cutback...
...Western alliance is ready. Warned of the enemy buildup by spy satellite photos, NATO'S divisions are at full strength and alerted. Using only conventional weapons, NATO is able to absorb much of the punch and launch selected counterattacks, thus slowing the advance sufficiently to give the alliance a chance to reinforce its divisions, to search for diplomatic solutions and-most important of all-to have time to assess when, if and how nuclear weapons should be used...
...rems per year, a limit where "all scientists agree that irreparable genetic damage is occurring," Halpurn said. "But nuclear workers comprise such a small portion of the gene pool that policy-makers consider this an acceptable price." Current federal regulations permit people living near nuclear plants to absorb .5 rems a year, Halpurn added...