Word: detect
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...inexpensive. But they also see the bagel as the next great food platform upon which sandwiches and snacks--and greater profit--can be built. Outfits such as Bruegger's Bagel Bakery, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Chesapeake Bagel Bakery, Manhattan Bagel, Noah's New York Bagels, Big Apple Bagels (Do you detect a theme here?) and the Great American Bagel are rolling into communities that wouldn't know the real thing from a catcher's mitt. Says Jack Grumet, ceo of the Manhattan Bagel Co.: "What happened to the pizza in the '40s and '50s is happening to the bagel today. Soon...
...cases, fetal-monitor readings--which are supposed to detect early signs of brain damage to the fetus--are sending false alarms. Consequently, say researchers, women are often rushed into unnecessary caesareans...
...seems cruel to the rest of the royal family to point out that she did, and has been doing so ever since. The pretty girl became the woman who, in addition to being media magic, was embarking on a voyage of self-discovery. She learned that she could detect and respond to suffering. Increasingly, her public work concentrated on the sick and the troubled. When she offered an aids victim her ungloved hand, she advanced the cause of tolerance immeasurably...
Passing an electrical current through teeth may help dentists detect tiny pores that are the early sign of cavities. The tiny jolt, though it sounds shocking, could spare patients the drill. A special sealant may then halt the decay...
...telescope they use, at Lick Observatory in the mountains above California's Silicon Valley, has an excellent view of the heavens. It also has one of the world's finest spectrometers. After a major refurbishment in November 1994, the device was even better. In principle, says Marcy, "we could detect not just Jupiters but Saturns...