Word: amounting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...become overanxious. "The tropical oil issue is growing out of proportion," declares Basil Rifkind, a cholesterol researcher at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Roughly 15% of the calories in Americans' diets now come from saturated fats. And tropical oils supply only about a fourteenth of that amount. Americans might better worry about cutting back on the two biggest sources of saturated fat: meat and dairy products...
...that with each grant application a publication must prove that it is on its way to being financially self-sufficient. Padan Aram was denied any funds for publication by the Undergraduate Council, despite Treasurer Michael Kelsen's delusion to the contrary. Furthermore, the council rarely grants the full amount requested...
...rest on the father-in-law, Bernie Alazar, who is experiencing the progressive deterioration of Alzheimer's disease. Nothing can save Bernie in the long run, but this story, the best in the book, provides moments of touching recognition and redemption. Shacochis inserts, with no visible effort, an extraordinary amount of detail into his short fiction. The fashion in stories these days runs toward attenuated apercus. None of these will be found here, only pieces that are unstylishly generous and memorable...
...ever known," says Maria Muller, a West German nurse and veteran of five missions to Viet Nam. Five medical facilities in rebel territory were destroyed by Soviet bombs, and medical care was administered under the most primitive conditions. Amputations, says Muller, were "unimaginable. We had only a small amount of a narcotic, Trapanal. The saw came from the nearest work shed, and the amputation knife was a dagger from one of the rebels...
...fray officially began Jan. 1, when the E.C. banned imports of meat from animals treated with growth-inducing hormones. Since more than half the 35 million U.S. cattle sent to market each year receive at least a small amount of hormones, the ruling blocked European imports of $140 million worth of American beef. The Reagan Administration immediately struck back, imposing 100% tariffs on $100 million worth of West German hams, Italian tomatoes and other foods. Last week the E.C. said in effect that unless the dispute is resolved by the end of January, it will counter-retaliate with 100% tariffs...