Word: development
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...problem, apparently minor, blemished the perfect report. The doctors found, as they did last year, a noncancerous "inflammatory pseudopolyp" in the President's intestine. This condition may be related to Reagan's diverticulitis, a disorder common to older people that causes pouches to develop in the intestinal walls. This may also be responsible for the blood found in two stool samples. On the advice of his doctors, the President has gone on a high-fiber diet before further tests. Because red meat can cause a positive test for blood in the stool, Reagan will temporarily be eating fewer...
...bureaucratic system will stand in the way. The Soviets, for example, are not adept at translating basic scientific discoveries into practical manufacturing techniques and commercial products. Christopher Davis, a senior lecturer in Soviet studies at the University of Birmingham in England, blames the fragmentation of the research-and-development process. Says he: "In the Soviet Union, you might have the Academy of Sciences doing the basic research and a branch ministry doing the applied research, but the factory has to develop the prototype and go into mass production. No one is responsible for seeing that something goes through from...
...asked each department chair to tell how he could best use the resources of his office to attract the best junior faculty and to develop them when they are here," White added...
Cambridge has correctly asserted its right as a community to determine what risks it is willing to take. This is not to say that ADL's research does not have some redeeming social value. By testing-hazardous substances, ADL is trying to develop ways to detoxify nerve gas agents and assist in the safe removal of the nation's chemical warfare arsenal. In addition, increased knowledge about chemical warfare agents has led to medical advances in treating various cancers...
...Captain Paul Garavente agreed with Garcia, saying "We have to develop the killer instinct. This week in practice we'll probably be working on our intensity, playing for 60 minutes...