Search Details

Word: disasterous (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

Presidents since have left their mark on the office (except Jimmy Carter, who kept Gerald Ford's dcor). L.B.J. installed a bank of televisions. On the Resolute desk, used by 21 of the past 24 Presidents, Harry Truman placed his THE BUCK STOPS HERE SIGN (the reverse read I...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Brief History Of: The Oval Office | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

That judgment gains credence from a simple fact: the heparin disaster goes beyond Baxter, SPL and their suppliers--none of whom have been charged with wrongdoing and all of whom say they are cooperating with regulators to find out where problems arose in the supply chain and why. French pharmaceutical...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Heparin's Deadly Side Effects | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

Infrastructure Housing Subsidies Disaster Rebuilding Environment Industry Transportation Tax Reform Health & Education Finance

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

“If destruction and disaster are anticipated, they can be used as a compulsion to act,” Beck said. “[Catastrophe] shakes [people] up out of their indifference, creating a public sphere of action based on community.”

Author: By Natasha S. Whitney, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: German Sociology Professor Discusses Global Warming | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

There probably won't be an earthquake in Southern California today, but 5 million people will cower under furniture anyway. The Great ShakeOut, the biggest disaster drill in U.S. history, will show us just how prepared the Golden State will be when the Big One finally hits.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The 'Big One' | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

Previous | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 | Next