Word: constructions
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...were members of the Society able to borrow works from collections like that of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, members were "even friendly with the artists themselves," Dreifus says. "For example, Alexander Calder, the wire sculptor, had a solo exhibition for the Harvard Society. They invited him to Harvard to construct everything here and exhibit it. And he stayed with Eddie Warburg, who was one of the men in the society. He stayed in his room in Holworthy and...constructed everything there...
...illustrate, prisoners usually start with July 22, 1991. At 12:10 a.m. on that date, Whitley presided over Louisiana's final execution by electric chair. Later the same day, orders reached the prison metal shop to construct the gurney that would henceforth be used for lethal injections. Two inmate welders balked; then 375 convicts joined their "work buck." Confronted by every warden's worst nightmare -- a prisoner rebellion -- Whitley did the unthinkable: he backed down. He publicly called the idea a bad one and said a private contractor would build the table instead. "He admitted he was wrong," says lifer...
...first-year dean and proctors currently socially construct the assignments for first-year dorms. Anyone in the University will admit that their contact with different people was an enlightening experience...
Further, part of having an analytically critical mind implies the ability not only to construct a rational argument, but also to recognize...
...what kinds of subatomic debris come out. Applied scientists, in contrast, have a social goal in mind. They take the knowledge gained from basic science and try to apply it to solving a problem or creating a new technology. They may use their understanding of light waves to construct an optical computer or test a drug to see if it will knock out the AIDS virus...