Word: actualizations
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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After the weatherman asked the public to restrain itself, the actual segment about my article ran. It started off with man-on-the-street interviews, as a seemingly endless series of Duluthians blasted me. Then they showed portions of my interview, with which, I must admit, I was pleased...
...rate, which measures marriage breakups per 1,000 people, also dipped, by 6%. That drop "was more precipitous than any annual decline since the steep, but temporary, surge in marriages and divorces in the aftermath of World War II," said Demographer Barbara Foley Wilson, who wrote the study. The actual numbers, though, are not all that heartwarming: in 1982 divorces decreased by only 43,000, from a record high...
While the tests represent a significant breakthrough, they have been criticized for inaccuracy. They do not reveal the presence of the actual AIDS virus but rather the antibodies to the virus. Since an AIDS victim in the very early or very late stages of the disease may not produce antibodies, the tests could allow 5% to 10% of contaminated blood samples to slip through undetected. Moreover, some homosexual men produce AIDS antibodies but may not contract the disease. Gay leaders fear that the supposedly confidential test results will be sought by employers and insurance companies to determine...
Journalese is rich in mystic nouns: gentrification, quichification, greenmail, dealignment, watershed elections and apron strings (the political coattails of a female candidate). But students of the language agree that adjectives do most of the work, smuggling in actual information under the guise of normal journalism. Thus the use of soft-spoken (mousy), loyal (dumb), high-minded (inept), hardworking (plodding), self-made (crooked) and pragmatic (totally immoral). A person who is dangerous as well as immoral can be described as a fierce competitor or gut fighter, and a meddler who cannot leave his subordinates alone is a hands-on executive. When...
...honest, the issue of how the decision to eliminate Ec 10 radical sections was made is really secondary to the actual decision, which brings us back to the question about radical sections themselves. Since no one can give a definitive answer why not let the person paid to decide. decide...