Word: development
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With the written word proven a failure, primitive people were now forced to develop the power of speech in order to communicate to each other when they needed something like a haircut or a dog. Yet as we progressed evolutionarily, human communication needs also expanded--going from "I need a hair cut" to "I need to devote my entire life to analyzing the true meaning of certain paintings...oh, and also give me a haircut while you're here...
With writing back in the mainstream, human beings were now permitted to develop all the disciplines that they formerly were compelled to ignore for fear of not getting invited back to parties. Science, history, hotel management--the list goes on--soon mankind was the envy of the jungle. Now not only were we able to pursue lofty intellectual goals, but at the same time, because the stuff was all shovelled away in books, no one who had important things to do had to listen...
Under Chapter 11, a company obtains a federal court order that frees it from the threat of creditor lawsuits until it can develop a plan to put its finances in order. The court must approve management activities while the reorganization proceeds. A majority of creditors must approve the ultimate reorganization plan...
...drug abuse is rampant, confirming a demographic pattern established by a similar study in Massachusetts published last year. Not all of these newborns, however, are doomed. Doctors estimate that more than half received only antibodies -- not the virus itself -- from their mothers during gestation. These lucky ones will not develop AIDS. The others, however, will eventually sicken, most before...
...move was a setback for reform. He indicated that Yeltsin, once a close ally, had pushed too hard for sweeping changes. As for criticism from the right, Gorbachev insisted that his initiatives were actually strengthening socialism rather than creating a Western-style "private-owner mentality" -- something that could not develop, he argued, as long as the state continued to own most property...