Word: attempted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...coating of gibberellic acid is by no means the first attempt at chemical golf. In 1928 Samuel J. Bens of New York City took out patent #1,664,397 on a golf ball "with chemical pockets dotting the outer skin." When the ball impacted the pockets burst, releasing a miasma of ammonium chloride. This simple method of chemical detection would definitely be a boon to the golfer traipsing his way through a snow bank in search of the elusive pill...
...years later, a sophomore in high school, Jim had enough confidence in his skiing to attempt to join the patrol. "I wanted it so bad I could taste it," he said, "and I knew they would only take 15 people." After passing an endurance test, he took a written exam on first aid and ski patrol regulations, and passed with the second highest score. This qualified him for the skiing test: Jim had to demonstrate every technique of skiing, from stem christie to parallel to snowplow on a very steep slope, and ski every kind of snow--packed, powder...
...Ethan R. Signer, professor of biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who also called for release of information concerning cloning experiments, said cloning is "an abomination," because scientists may use this knowledge in an attempt to improve the human race by controlling hereditary factors...
Helms appeared before a federal grand jury in Washington last November to testify on the role of the International Telephone and Telegraph Company (ITT) in the CIA's attempt to prevent Allende's inauguration as president...
Metzenbaum said he used more than 200 amendments written by Direnfield in an attempt to filibuster the energy bill...