Word: constant
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...dedicating TIME wholly to our common cause, the Editors of TIME can and do vow to strain every nerve to do better what they have always aimed to do. The Editors are not unaware of TIME's faults and deficiencies. They are grateful for the constant and progressive criticism of discerning readers. Thanks to them, the Editors hope there may never be a year in which TIME'S standard of performance does not rise...
Monner confines crushed dry ice in a special chamber of the gun. There it becomes part liquid, part gas, maintains a constant pressure. The trigger unlooses the gas by a valve, to shoot lead pellets through a regulation barrel. By regulating the length of time the valve is open, the penetration power of bullets can be controlled, Monner says, to a finer degree than with powder. One 5? loading is good for 2,000 shots...
...gram. When they like what they hear, they push the right-hand button. When they don't like it, they push the left button. Each button is electrically connected with a pen which draws a continuous line on a moving paper tape pulled under it at a constant speed of approximately one inch every five seconds. When a button is pressed, an electric magnet jogs the pen a quarter of an inch, keeps it off the apathy line until the button is released. Working from a timed script, researchers interview the subjects after the program, ask the cause...
Simple in principle, this process is maddeningly tricky to control. Biggest problems are maintaining: 1) absolute purity of the powder; 2) its even flow to the flame; 3) a constant temperature. For over a year Union's scientists fussed and fretted until a steady output of boules was achieved last month. This week Union is turning out all the boules the U.S. needs, thinks it can meet the rising demand singlehanded, although several other firms are now preparing to enter the field...
Patients with severe ulcers, said Dr. Winkelstein, must stay in bed for at least three weeks, are given no food, only constant drip treatment of three quarts of milk daily. Those who cannot tolerate milk are given a mild solution of aluminum hydroxide or phosphate gel. Once the ulcers start to heal, patients can have three good-sized bland meals a day, must use the drip for an hour after each meal, continue it until an hour before the next. They must keep the drip tube in their stomachs all night for many months...