Word: breath
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...trendy organic farming that uses no synthetic chemicals. But sustainable agriculture has blossomed into an effort to curb erosion by modifying plowing techniques and to protect water supplies by minimizing, if not eliminating, artificial fertilizers and pest controls. "Sustainable agriculture used to be something you said under your breath," jokes Indiana farmer Jim Moseley, agricultural consultant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. "Now the definition has broadened so that it's politically acceptable to a greater range of people, and that has opened up an opportunity for dialogue...
...Palacios had better not hold her breath -- and neither should the Panamanians who are still living in tents four months after their homes in Panama City were destroyed by the U.S. invasion that ousted dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega. True, both House and Senate have approved $420 million for Panama and $300 million for Nicaragua, as part of an omnibus bill increasing spending for projects ranging from space research to grasshopper control. But the aid is below what George Bush wanted and well behind schedule. Bush had called for passage by April...
INHERENT in my coming forward in print was a kind of familial betrayal--what Richard Rodriguez might call a "sin against intimacy." Later, when I asked the controversial author about the power of writers to stir thought, he responded under his breath that "writers have only the power to offend..." I have obviously done that...
...humble judgement," he adds, muttering underhis breath...
...securities fraud. As part of the settlement, federal prosecutors required Drexel to dump Milken, who now faces a 98-count fraud and racketeering indictment. "The era of extravagance and insanity has come to an end," says economist Pierre Rinfret, who runs a Wall Street consulting firm. "This is a breath of fresh air. Drexel got what it deserved. These guys could destroy the country. There is no rhyme or reason for what has been going...