Word: complexity
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...mixed biscuits in a biscuit mixer" as fast as possible five times. Their average time was 14 sec. on high-estrogen days, vs. 17 sec. when hormone levels were low. On the other hand, the women's spatial abilities -- picking a shape out of a complex pattern, for example -- were stronger on low-estrogen days...
Under Pakistan's complex electoral system, more seats have yet to be decided, so a Bhutto government remains in doubt. By week's end, odds were perhaps 50-50. But the results are an unmistakable personal victory, whether she becomes Prime Minister or opposition leader. "The People's Party has emerged as the single largest party," she declared. "The acting President should now call on the People's Party to form a government...
...started rehearsals. The combination of an all-star cast, headed by Robin Williams and Steve Martin, and a run limited to seven weeks in a 291-seat theater made the show a sellout. In fact, the box office never even opened to the general public: the Manhattan arts complex's 36,000 drama subscribers were enough to fill the 16,000 places more than twice over...
Critics said that Manville was using Chapter 11 to duck its responsibilities. Yet as Manville (1987 sales: $2.1 billion) emerges from bankruptcy this month, the 130-year-old company is winning praise -- even from many of its victims. Under a complex reorganization plan, the company will pay out more than $2.5 billion in claims over the next 27 years. Despite its monumental obligations, the company is in many ways stronger than ever before. Says Tom Stephens, 46, Manville's chief executive: "After six years in the starting gate, we're raring...
...Later this fall Brandenburg's film documentary of the second expedition will air as a National Geographic TV special. These portraits of the Arctic wolf will surprise many readers and viewers. For all its vaunted prowess as a fierce predator, the wolf leads a tough life and relies on complex social behavior to survive...