Word: commonness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Kremlin's forte, but last week's coming- out party for Mikhail Gorbachev was worthy of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. The stars that shone at the glamorous gala ranged from literature (Graham Greene) through economics (John Kenneth Galbraith) to fashion (Pierre Cardin). The only common denominator seemed to be that the guests had world-size reputations and were willing to give a polite hearing to the Kremlin's pitch for peace...
...Health announced in the journal Science that they had discovered an important clue to the mystery. Aware that at least 10% -- and perhaps as many as 70% -- of Alzheimer's cases are inherited, the researchers began analyzing the DNA from four large families that had one thing in common: a history of the disease stretching back over many generations. After three years of work, they isolated two genetic markers, or molecular signposts, on chromosome 21 that are located close to the still unknown gene responsible for the inherited form of the disease. "The identification of these markers overcomes a major...
...running, what with testimony in Washington, a speech in California, a trip to New Orleans, plans to go to Iowa and New Hampshire. Many Democrats saw him as a figure who could inspire Democratic voters with an eloquent message of national compassion combined with fiscal common sense, although he has been criticized recently for favoring polished rhetoric over nitty-gritty discussion of the issues...
Karajan and Mozart were both born in Salzburg, but that seems to be about all they have in common. Karajan's readings of his countryman's ineffable music have always been heavy and rhythmically sluggish, bereft of joy or bounce. His new recording, a warm-up for his production of the opera in Salzburg this spring and summer, never comes to fiery, diabolical life. It wastes the . talents of Ramey and Battle, and features an excruciating performance by Tomowa-Sintow as the hectoring, humorless Donna Anna. Far more harmonious is Battle's recording from her 1984 recital at Karajan...
...There's been a meltdown in the NRC's star chamber," Dukakis is said. "The commission's action to strip governors of their power to protect the men, women and children of their states is as alarming as it is lacking in common sense...