Word: counts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...drought struck again, the Sahel could probably count on foreign help similar to this year's 34-nation relief operation, which delivered 560,000 tons of food-one-third of it from the U.S. What is doubtful, however, is whether an emergency aid effort could rescue the tens of millions of potential starvation victims in case of disastrous harvests in India, China or another heavily populated country. There is probably not enough elasticity in the world food production and distribution systems to do that now, despite the impressive gains that agriculture has made in the past quarter-century...
...exploded with a wicked flurry of punches that sent Foreman reeling. Sensing the kill, Ali ended the fight with a sharp left and a powerful right to the head that dropped Foreman to the floor for the first and last knockdown of the fight. Moments later, Foreman was counted out and Ali's handlers and fans stormed the ring to cheer the new champion. Foreman later claimed it was a quick count, but a review of the video tape showed that Referee Zack Clayton had reached 10 before Foreman was on his feet...
...queuing up for the nation's 213 undergraduate and graduate journalism programs in unprecedented numbers. Though overall enrollments are beginning to recede from their babyboom peaks, journalism education flourishes as never before. Last year 48,327 students were studying the subject, up nearly 16% from 1972. When the count for the current academic year is complete, it will show another increase. At the better-known schools, the rush has been particularly frenetic. Applications for the 128 places at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism almost doubled last year, to about 1,000, and the school has already...
...system is working. It probably will not be too harsh. "We just live in a nonjudgmental society," said Committee Chairman Bradley Efron, a professor of statistics. But today's graduates may be in for a rude shock when they discover that in the workaday world, not everyone can count...
...other players around, playing Doug Stone at right wing for the injured Leroy Thompson for 25 minutes of the first half. The switches definitely moved the Crimson out of the semi-lethargy that afflicted the squad last Wednesday, when Tufts dropped the squad by a 3-1 count, for Harvard's second loss of the season against seven wins...