Word: disruptionism
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The Cambridge Historical Commission is convinced that necessary measures have been taken to minimize the disruption caused by the current changes. Yes, we might prefer that Harvard continue to restore the building without adding to it or changing its function; but we recognize that the productive use represented by the...
Disease seem always to spring from disruption in the accustomed order. Lyme disease, for example, was caused by the overpopulation of deer which followed a change in the habitat.
Surat is one example of many people brought together hurriedly. Cholera arrived in South American in 1991 in the bilge water of a freighter. A more recent example of cholera attack appears in the migration of 20,000 Rwandans to Zaire two months ago. The result of a massive disruption...
When scientists look for hormone disruption in the general population, the evidence is murkier still. Birthrates go up and down for many reasons that have nothing to do with pollution. While there are anecdotal reports that the number of infertile couples is on the rise, the phenomenon could be a...
The rising tide of Cuban refugees has prompted Florida Gov. Lawton Chiles to declare an "immigration state of emergency," mobilizing the National Guard and state agencies. But Chiles' subsequent plea for federal action and financial assistance got a cool reception in Washington, where Attorney General Janet Reno -- a Floridian herself...