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Word: closers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...growing that unrestricted development and population growth on fragile barrier islands and coastlands could lead to catastrophe. The U.S. got a pass from Gilbert, but poorer, less fortunate neighbors took a hit they could scarcely afford. Next time the scariest weather story of a scary season could strike closer to home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It Was No Breeze | 9/26/1988 | See Source »

...interface between scientists at the Medical School and pills, medical equipment and other products for curing diseases and promoting health is very much closer than the relationship between the physics department, for instance, and the world of products," Bok said...

Author: By Emily M. Bernstein | Title: Bok: Medical Fund Includes Safeguards | 9/21/1988 | See Source »

Harvard has usually weighed in on the side of restraint toward closer relations with industry. Harvard's reluctance to be involved stems from a divisive controversy in 1980 when Harvard announced plans to invest in Professor Mark Ptashne's start-up biotechnology company. After furor erupted in the faculty and in the national press, President Bok switched course and decided to pull out of the deal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Better Mousetrap? | 9/20/1988 | See Source »

...Smoke two joints and call me in the morning." Medicine came a step closer to such a prescription last week when Drug Enforcement Administration Judge Francis Young ruled that marijuana is "one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man" and should be classified, like morphine and cocaine, as illegal for the general public but available by prescription. The administrative-law judge's ruling can, and probably will, be overturned by the DEA itself with the backing of parents' groups, police officials and nations cooperating with the U.S. antidrug efforts. DEA COUNSEL WILL BE FILING VIGOROUS EXCEPTION...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Drugs: Rx: A Spot Of Tea | 9/19/1988 | See Source »

...closer look at the two candidates reveals that LoPresti deserves to win re-election. His 15 years of experience and top Senate leadership not only make him a known quantity, but one of the most dedicated and effective state public servants...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CAMBRIDGE ELECTIONS | 9/14/1988 | See Source »

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