Word: breakthrough
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...competition turned out to be correct. In the mid-1970s, Rubbia collaborated with two Americans in an experiment at Fermilab, near Chicago, on interactions of ghostly particles called neutrinos, and drew an interpretation that the team's underlings considered dubious. Rubbia publicly hailed the work as an important breakthrough; others later proved him wrong...
Reaction to the proposal among studentsinvolved in the disciplinary reform process wasmixed. Richard S. Eisert '88, one of twoundergraduates on the drafting committee, hailedthe plan as a major breakthrough for students...
Though Platoon is a breakthrough, it is not a breakaway. The film is traditional enough to connect with a mass audience. In its story line it holds echoes of Attack!, Robert Aldrich's 1956 psychodrama, in which a World War II infantry company is torn by a mortal struggle between two officers -- one messianic, the other deranged -- while a young man's loyalty hangs in the balance. Platoon's narration, in the form of Chris' letters to his grandmother, is often as stilted and redundant as silent-movie title cards. When a naive new boy shows Chris a photo...
...field for the international investor is not always a level one. Last week Britain and the U.S. took a major step toward smoothing the surface. The two countries proposed a uniform set of rules to govern banks' capital reserves. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Paul Volcker called the pact a "breakthrough...
...trend is to name teams for malevolent forces, such as the Blast, Sting, Blizzard and Blitz. Three team names celebrate disasters that destroyed much of their native locale: the Golden Bay Earthquakes, Chicago Fire and Atlanta (now Calgary) Flames. Such a breakthrough in reverse civic pride may yet induce other cities to celebrate their local disasters. Just think. The Boston Stranglers, the New York Muggers, the Washington Scams, the Los Angeles Smog...