Word: containable
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Whitely has been especially impressive of late, and Harvard is clearly viewing him as the man to contain if the Crimson are to emerge victorious...
...Newspapers will shrink in size. Over the past 125 years, newspapers have grown. Now they will begin to shrink. The newspaper of 25 years from now will be smaller, but will contain more relevant information for the reader. In addition, articles will be shorter and contain plugs for ways to find out more information about the subject through the Internet...
...last week Texarkana was crawling with men in moonsuits, rubber gloves and respirators as two dozen federal, state and local agencies tried to contain what had become a full-blown toxic emergency. Authorities identified 170 people--some in a town 15 miles away--who were exposed to the mercury as it moved from school lockers to kids' bedrooms and local businesses. Eight homes were contaminated so badly that they had to be evacuated and emptied of most of their furnishings. A classroom was splashed with mercury, as were a restaurant and a convenience store...
Richardson reaffirmed the U.N.'s willingness to use force to contain Saddam...
...went on to explain what had to be done to reconstruct our racist society. He stressed the theme for which he was to become well known: the means to be used in the struggle must contain the quality of the end. The moral questions to be placed on Montgomery's agenda and on the nation's agenda were like Borders' great baseball game, in that they involved issues of right and of wrong. But, King cautioned, the task was complex and required both firmness, stamina and practical skills...