Word: cementing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Despite the island's difficulties, the independentistas are still meeting a lot of sales resistance. Down in Mosquitos, Manny San-tel and his neighbors grimace and shake their heads at the mention of Mari Bras. In Ponce, a long cement workers' strike was settled when an anti-Communist union won an election...
...first two years, however, saw a wall with cement that simply wouldn't dry. His desire to be a full-time educational leader had to be put aside as appointment processes dragged on. And as late as the end of his third year, because the University was unable to escape the serious financial crisis that struck at educational institutions nationwide, Bok had to spend much of his time preaching fiscal responsibility to faculty and administration...
Nail Bank. Like an artist preparing a canvas, the manicurist usually starts by strengthening and lengthening the nail with a special cement. The painting is applied on top of a layer or two of lacquer and is then covered with at least five protective coatings. The artwork will stay in prime condition for two or three weeks. Atlanta Manicurist Jean Dean tips clients' fingers with human nails that have been specially grown and sold to a "nail bank." Though most fashion plates keep their art at their fingertips, manicurists have a sizable toe trade among women headed for tropical...
...Highway No.1, Woodward Avenue, four lanes in each direction, a fitting testament to these cities and the industry that built and sustains them. Until the late 1960s Woodward acted not only as the principal thoroughfare between the nation's fifth largest city and Pontiac, but also as one last cement haven for the amateur drag racers who did at times barrel down the wide park way at speeds exceeding one hundred miles an hour. Today, staggered traffic lights and radar-equipped patrol cars have quashed what was once a standard form of recreation for many Michigan youths. At the tame...
Nazareth's population has doubled in the past 25 years, and the city is without factories, traffic signals, sidewalks, theaters and libraries. Cement purchased for paving streets has at times been used to build private homes. Last year state officials investigated corruption, and the mayor and the entire city council resigned...