Word: commonness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...they are not animal, vegetable and mineral. In fact, all the matter most people are familiar with can be subsumed within one family of particles. This family includes the common electron, which hovers around the nucleus of the atom; the "up" and "down" varieties of quarks, now known to be the constituents of protons and neutrons; and an obscure particle known as the electron neutrino. Neutrinos have no charge and no measured mass, yet are thought to be among the most abundant particles in the universe...
...During an earlier presidential term in the '70s, he nationalized Venezuela's oil industry, slapped controls on prices and interest rates, mandated wage boosts, increased regulation of agriculture and made government-subsidized loans to low-income city dwellers, peasants and small businessmen. Perez personified the socialist conviction that the common good can best be bought with public money. But by the time he left office, Venezuela was suffering from a massive deficit and high inflation, which were followed by a recession and crippling foreign debt when the oil boom turned to bust...
Such hypocrisy is becoming more and more common in the Administration and Congress as the contradictions, limitations, frustrations and injustices they have created become increasingly apparent. Three key indicators of the degree to which Government has lost its bearings were evident last week...
...need for a critical mass of people with common interests is even more important to help "invisible minorities" create "a community of tolerance," says Adams House Master Robert J. Kiely...
...second deadliest in U.S. history), San Franciscans were typically resilient, taking to the streets to help their neighbors, check out the damage or simply to do some exercise. It wasn't exactly a holiday, but then again, a day off from work or school isn't a common occurrence. Said Victoria Wong '90, who was in San Francisco recruiting for the admissions office, "People didn't go to work today, and for the first time I can remember schools have been closed because of an earthquake...