Word: displaying
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...sometimes an infant's chromosomal sex will not match its outward appearance. There are, for example, people with a female XX chromosome makeup who display pronounced male sexual development. Wachtel discovered why. Analyzing the blood of these individuals, he found that their chromosomes apparently contained a hidden male factor-a variant of the same signal found in normal males. In the first few weeks after conception, when the embryo is still sexually neutral, the signal causes the development of testes, a source of male hormones. In the case of the XX males, however, the male factor, apparently consisting...
Most N.F.L. midgets agree that next to putting up with jokes about their size (a 6-ft. 5-in. teammate ordered Atlanta's Lawrence out of the shower "because grown people don't shower with Munchkins"), the biggest hurdle is getting an opportunity to display their skills. Football's bias toward big men usually means lower spots in the draft for small players and fewer invitations to training camp as free agents, and more modest starting salaries. The important thing, says the Colts' Stevens, "is to get the chance to show what...
Much of Martin's comedy relies on sight gags, which he pulls off very well. He may walk onto the stage and claim to be a professional comedian and then proceed to knock over the microphone. Or he may display his bunny ears or an arrow stuck through his head. At a concert earlier this year at Symphony Hall, Martin wanted to give his audience their money's worth and offered to show them "something you don't see every day." At that point he began to jump up and down and scream like a depraved lunatic...
Garry W. Martin '79, Leverett House delegate and president of the Black Student Association, said at the meeting the current convention delegates do not display "ethnic diversity," possibly because House committees chose the delegates and few members of minority groups attend House committee meetings...
...Union staff will prepare celery hearts, radish roses, three kinds of pie and a cornucopia display to add a special holiday touch to the meal, Wood added. Vegetarians may request tuna, or cheese, he added. Wood said he expects about 600 people for dinner tomorrow afternoon...