Word: detail
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Science and Mathematics would be satisfied, according to the Committee's proposal, either with a course in "Principles of Physical Science" or by one in "Principles of Biological Science." Neither of these would attempt to cover the range of technical detail encompassed by present introductory science courses, but would emphasize, the overall development of the science in terms of the history, philosophy, and documentation in the field. Scientific methods and techniques would be taught by detailed consideration of a few particular technical problems in the lectures and laboratory...
Rather his job is to dig out the vital background material and usually-overlooked detail that will give TIME'S news depth and feeling-to help our editors make their reports alive and understandable to TIME'S readers...
...Pacific, the Lexington and the Enterprise, with a combined complement of only 180-odd planes. Like sitting ducks in Pearl Harbor were eight of the battleships of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, in a condition of only partial readiness. This the Japs knew; they were well supplied with every detail of intelligence about their target...
...American. Critics who look for oriental innuendoes in Dong's bright colors and brash brushwork can trace his work back to China's 1,400-year-old tradition of sacrificing detail to get the "rhythmic vitality" of a scene...
...terms, not to be published until after ratification, were a top diplomatic secret. While the world guessed at them, a Paris source reported the course of the talks and the terms in detail...