Word: distant
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Heimert has increasingly found himself in the minority as the generations shift and his colleagues become more distant...
...Hubble telescope, which was used to measure the intensity of Cepheids in 18 different galaxies, can accurately see stars which are distant...
...looked at very distant supernovae, and that's where we saw evidence for the acceleration of the universe," Kirshner said...
Everyone's talking about the warning signs that the parents missed. But what were they supposed to notice? When parents complain about how moody and distant their teen is, everyone says, "Oh, that's just being a teenager." I know how easy it is to hide things from those around you. Parents, teachers and other adults see only the facade that you want them to see. If Eric and Dylan didn't want their parents to know what was going on in their lives, their folks wouldn't have been able to figure it out. SYLVIA ALBERT, 17 Northridge, Calif...
...administration. Although President Neil L. Rudenstine seems as distant as ever--and although the Ad Board remains in dire need of reform to make it more accountable--at least Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 is no longer widely reviled. New to the post four years ago, Lewis was scorned for randomization (in fact only partially his doing), and for mishandling the restructuring of the Phillips Brooks House Association. Lewis apparently learned something from that difficult first year, at least in regard to public relations; it has been largely smooth sailing since. Lewis's only recent gaffe...