Word: contact
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...502nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne, the battle for Karbala started ahead of schedule on the morning of April 5. Bravo was still two blocks south of its first objective, a water-treatment plant, when it began taking fire. "We were two minutes in, and we were in full contact," said Sergeant Mark de la Garza...
...they serve the Marines. It also enlisted some powerful allies such as Democratic Congressman Chris Van Hollen, in whose Maryland district Sodexho is headquartered, and New York Senator Charles Schumer, whose state is home to 8,600 Sodexho workers. Schumer personally lobbied Rumsfeld and has been in daily contact with the Pentagon on the issue. The efforts were repaid last Friday, when Schumer's office was notified that the Secretary of the Navy would soon be sending a letter of reassurance that the contract was safe. "It's a huge relief, with a capital R," says Sodexho spokeswoman Leslie...
INNOVATION The Contact Solution...
...your vision while you sleep. That's the promise of a new contact lens made by Paragon Vision Sciences of Mesa, Ariz. The firm's Corneal Refractive Therapy lens is worn overnight to flatten the top layer of the cornea. In the morning the contact comes out, and the wearer has normal vision for one to three days, until the cornea gradually reverts to its normal shape. Similar contacts have been around for decades, but these are the first approved by the FDA for wear during sleep. They are especially attractive to athletes and those who find daytime lenses uncomfortable...
...That’s why I teach Core classes. Having contact with students is the most interesting part of the job,” he said...