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Word: constant (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...dealing with those two functions he created a Disneyland of rooms and galleries--constant surprises, wonderful colors, lovely offices--a magical mystery tour of an Indian, Chinese, Japanese and modern art collection...

Author: By Matthew Snyder, | Title: It's Art--for the Sake of Art | 10/17/1985 | See Source »

...electronic handcuff. The offender wears a wristwatch-like device that must be inserted into a verifier box in response to random telephone calls from a corrections computer. Control Data's Home Escort system and Controlled Activities' Supervisor attach at the ankle. The Supervisor system used in Florida keeps constant vigil by sending a radio signal every 35 seconds to a central computer. If the signal stops, it tells officials that the prisoner has strayed more than 150 ft. or so from his house. The computer can be programmed to allow travel to and from work, and authorities still perform occasional...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spiderman's Net: An electronic alternate to prison | 10/14/1985 | See Source »

...game, Harvard had narrowed the shot margin to 22-10. More important, however, the defense had managed to contain Eagle speedster Betsy Ready, a sophomore midfielder who proved a constant scoring threat...

Author: By Jessica Dorman, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Boston College Ties Booters in Knots | 10/9/1985 | See Source »

While Kitty's pet is less exotic, she says she can't imagine what life would be like without Crimson, her cat. "She's my constant companion," she says...

Author: By Shari Rudavsky, | Title: Room Pets: Furry Malefactors? | 10/5/1985 | See Source »

Solid though it appears, the earth's crust is composed of a dozen large plates and several smaller ones, ranging in thickness from 20 to 150 miles. The plates are in constant motion, riding on the molten mantle below and normally traveling at the pace of a millimeter a week, equivalent to the growth rate of a fingernail. Geophysicist Bill Spence of the U.S. Geological Survey in Colorado says, "They're just like a mobile jigsaw puzzle." The plates' travels result in continental drift, the formation of mountains, volcanoes--and earthquakes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Anatomy of an Earthquake | 9/30/1985 | See Source »

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