Word: dependence
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Whether we are actually able to come this winter will depend on the same factors that went into our decision this week,” Simon said, adding that these factors include safety as well as student participation...
...played a harsh wife who drives her husband mad, was a flop. But she claimed she couldn't live up to the hype. "In real life," she joked, "I'm a poor dressmaker and a terrible cook." More recently, Allyson became known to younger viewers as the spokeswoman for Depend adult-incontinence products...
...value; there were not nearly as many as scientists initially thought would be available--more like 21 than 62, and they were old, in some cases damaged and most likely contaminated with the mouse feeder cells and calf serum used to grow them. Top U.S. scientists, many of whom depend on federal grants, decamped to labs in Europe or Singapore, where the government has made biotechnology a national priority. Some states have tried to fill the gap--California voted for a $3 billion bond initiative to fund stem-cell research. Advocates from Nancy Reagan to Michael J. Fox have pushed...
...enough Republicans have sided with Shays to get a House vote, which means any action this year will depend on voters in the six states with ballot initiatives. All would increase the minimum wage to at least $6.15, and all are good bets to pass. It's less clear whether the Democrats can convert that support into backing for the party. If the minimum wage doesn't generate maximum anger against the Republicans, low-income workers may find themselves with bigger paychecks, but congressional Democrats may be right back where they began--in the minority...
...people would agree, is an idea whose time has come. Experts may quibble over just how much oil is left buried in the earth. But no one disputes that record pump prices, geopolitics and global warming are taking the pleasure out of driving. The future of cars will definitely depend on alternatives to the traditional combustion engine, such as fuel cells that burn hydrogen and emit clean water exhaust. But until we get there, a variety of transitional technologies will try to squeeze as much efficiency as possible out of traditional engines. All major manufacturers are now rolling out hybrid...