Word: acidic
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Acid--10 to 20 trips...
...Western company then often resells the Eastern product through a middleman for cash. In one of the biggest of these accords, Occidental Petroleum and the Soviet Union have a 20-year, $20 billion agreement that calls, in part, for the annual exchange of 1 million tons of American superphosphoric acid fertilizer for 4 million tons of Soviet ammonia, urea and potash...
...toward the brain. Prostaglandins also increase circulation to the damaged area, causing the swelling and redness known as inflammation. The purpose of this is to attract infection-fighting blood cells that will ward off any invading bacteria. Since the days of Hippocrates, doctors have been relieving pain with salicylic acid, a precursor to aspirin that was derived from willow bark, but only in the past 15 years have they understood that it works by inhibiting the production of prostaglandins. Tylenol (the most common brand of acetaminophen) works much the same way, as do popular prescription analgesics like Clinoril (sulindac), Motrin...
...quest is for coolness. After a year of cultural and emotional R. and R. in Montana, former Magazine Writer Kelly Martin returns to the heat of a New York City summer resolved to find happiness by achieving a perfect balance between being "loving and acid-smart." Instead, she meets the laconic Jennings, whose last name is never mentioned, and returns to her favorite indoor sport: power tripping...
...Angeles Times, which prides itself on massive projects, won in public service for a 27-part series, Latinos, based on more than 1,000 interviews and reported and edited by Mexican Americans on the staff. Editorial Cartoonist Paul Conrad, 59, an acid-penned liberal, won his third Pulitzer in 20 years for japes at U.S. military activity and the nuclear arms race...