Word: commoner
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...concluded that abortion inflicts no particular psychological damage on women. She pointed out that despite the millions of women who have undergone the procedure since the landmark Roe v. Wade case legalized abortion in 1973, there has been no accompanying rise in mental illness. "If severe reactions were common," she noted, "there would be an epidemic of women seeking treatment...
Bianco's tragic fate has become all too common in the U.S. About 2 million women are battered by their husbands or lovers each year; 1,500 of those victims died in 1987, the last year for which complete statistics are available. The most common advice offered battered women is for them to leave the men who abuse them. But experts say some men, panicked by loss of control over their previously cowered partners, become even more violent after separation. "It's extremely rare that you read about a man who has beaten a woman to death while...
Antibiotics like penicillin and tetracycline are mixed into animal feed for similar reasons. The low doses enhance growth and ward off ailments such as influenza and intestinal diseases, which are caused by the overcrowding and confinement common to factory farming. About half of all antibiotics sold in the U.S. today are fed to farm animals...
...suites with wall-to-wall carpeting, snow-white walls and polished moldings skylights and high-tech furniture made the difference. Also, the new North House offices feature glass enclosures and split levels, while Cabot boasts a spacious, multi-purpose junior common room...
...People weren't choosing to go to the Quad," said Mortimer, who helped direct the renovations. "If we could find some way to increase the amenities in the Quad," he recalled thinking, the image of the houses might change. The result was big common spaces and a balance of singles and suites. "The only thing we couldn't do anything about was the perceived disadvantage of distance...