Word: call
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...opposite side of the argument is that culture itself is genetic-that is, hereditary. "What I am trying to say," explains the author, "is that what people call social behavior always has a biological basis. The character of individuals, families, groups, classes, nations -right underneath these things are the biological foundations." Biological evolution has not been replaced by cultural evolution; it is actually responsible...
...British Petroleum from acquiring control of Standard Oil (Ohio). In fact, much to the chagrin of the State Department, Justice lawyers appeared to be mechanically applying their strict interpretation of antitrust law to what they saw as just another merger-without appreciating that this merger was special enough to call for more delicate handling...
Price Yes, Quality No. Southeast Asia presents a target of opportunity to the Russians, a chance to increase their influence as the British and U.S. military presence recedes. The Soviet drive also stems from Leonid Brezhnev's call last June for a new Asian security arrangement aimed against the Chinese, and from Russia's pressing need to overcome a serious trade deficit with some Southeast Asian countries. Trouble is, the Southeast Asian market is highly competitive and tough to crack-and Moscow is accustomed to government-to-government deals. When forced to compete on the open market, Ivan...
...this flexibility, six Harvard scientists decide each observation schedule on a day-to-day basis. The six include Robert W. Noyes, lecturer on Astronomy, and Andrea K. Dupree and George L. Withbroe, Research Fellows at the Observatory, as well as Huber, Parkinson, and Reeves. One of the six, called the "duty scientist," is on 24-hour call each day to care for OSO, and the group meets every day at noon to discuss OSO's latest result...
...Docket Committee would "receive proposals for Faculty action from all sources... convert each proposal into a docket item,... specify the procedure by which it should be considered,... propose the appropriate form of voting,... and... call the attention of the Faculty to the kind of timetable that should be followed...