Word: developed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...reclaim millions of acres of land that have been abandoned after being gouged and torn by strip mining. It also provides $41 million for hospital construction, $28 million for hospital maintenance, $16 million to construct vocational schools, $5,000,000 for water-resources studies, $5,000,000 to help develop timber resources, $6,000,000 for sewage-treatment systems, and $2,400,000 for administration...
...fertilization, for he found that vitalists (who opposed mechanists) were always using the mystery of the process of fertilization to slip a soul into animals. In 1899, by chemical alterations in water containing sea urchin eggs, he was able to fertilize the eggs and cause them to develop into larvae without any male sperm at all. For this work he gained world renown. Professor Fleming's introduction recounts that maiden ladies stopped bathing at the sea shore for fear of what the water might do to them; barren couples earnestly entreated Loeb to provide them with children...
Equipment for mass sports can be mass-produced, and American production techniques have finally caught up with the demand. The best recreational ski equipment -- from poles to parkas--is now American made. No longer must the fashion-conscious snow bunny pay $75 for stretch pants that won't develop baggy knees after one day's wear. American metal skis that, will last for years now cost little more and will perform much better than Austrian woods which are liable to break or warp. In short, the initial investment in ski equipment has been reduced to a reasonable figure in recent...
Blough also praised the steel industry's efforts to develop better quality steel, noting. "With the same weight of steel used originally, we can now put 20 more floors on the Empire State Building...
...into converting it to a dormitory-style lodge with private's rooms. They raised the capital through savings, friends, banks and notes from local businessmen. As late as Nov. 30, they were still spending every free hour they had to tend to the many frustrating details that develop when a "crash" building project is undertaken...