Word: adopters
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Through several books and a series of articles in Pensee magazine--a journal devoted almost exclusively to defending Velikovsky--Velikovsky's supporters put forward their cabal theory. They identified the scientists' vested interest in their own theories and their general tendency to adopt new concepts much less readily than new facts as primary forces behind the anti-Velikovsky front...
...risk of provoking a head-on battle with the women, however, the male legislators will probably do nothing about the motto. Which brings to mind a loose translation of an adage from Winston Churchill that Maryland's lawmakers might adopt as their own before things reach a showdown: Parlare, parlare, e sempre meglio che fare la guerra, fare la guerra. Or, in the original English, "To jaw-jaw is always better than...
...said Willem de Klerk, editor of Die Transvaler, the country's influential Afrikaans-language newspaper. And that was the reaction of many white South Africans, as they faced the all but inevitable prospect that the United Nations this week would adopt a mandatory arms embargo against their country for the first time. The expected U.N. resolution-perhaps the first in a series that could lead to economic sanctions as well-was a direct response to the Pretoria government's latest wave of repression. A week earlier more than 50 black leaders had been placed under detention...
...Leverett committee urged the University to adopt a number of other safety measures at Leverett and throughout the College, including the forming of a student escort service making scheduled runs between various areas of the campus...
Still, for the next month, Martin refused to adopt the changes. When he finally did, the Yankees began to roll; they won 40 of their next 50 games. Jackson, his spirit at last lifted by batting fourth, drove in 49 runs. But even that did not satisfy the outfielder of the powerful shoulders and the tender ego. At the end of the season Jackson stood in the corner of the locker room and said: "I wouldn't wish what happened to me here on anybody." He had already told Steinbrenner he would refuse to play another season for Martin...