Word: dosing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...This dose of reality comes with Ronald Reagan still President and the Inauguration two months away. Yet Bush and his nascent team are already being held responsible for the direction of a debt-ridden economy. Bush moved + quickly, while stressing continuity: after announcing on the day after his election that his close friend James Baker would be Secretary of State, he tapped Nicholas Brady to remain as Treasury Secretary. Bush promised to name the rest of his economic team promptly and hold budget talks with congressional leaders before his Inauguration; he started Friday by having lunch with House Speaker...
...they mature, they'll get better," Gregg says confidently. But there are no Kyle Rotes or Don Merediths in sight here yet. And there may never be, because, along with its punishment, S.M.U. is gulping down a strong dose of preventive medicine. The school has imposed tough standards for jocks, from SAT admission scores (about 900) to monitoring players' academic performance and mandatory disclosure of their finances. The aim is to create "student- athletes" -- talented players with the smarts to do well academically. The concept is hardly new, but it is rare in the conference, and its feasibility...
...Recycling Industries, says she wouldn't hesitate to order chocolate tortes or cheesecake when treated to a business lunch. "Since I'm not paying, the calories don't really count," she rationalizes. In Chicago, Donna Needy, 41, a casualty-company exec, begins each weekday with a healthy dose of high-fiber Metamucil powder and follows up with a strict 900-calorie diet. But, she confesses, "the 900 calories can be anything: ice cream or Fannie May lemon butter creams...
...around DOE facilities have harmed anyone. In general, such contamination is believed to fall into a category that, according to Jacob Fabrikant, an expert on the biological effects of radiation, is "far too low to pose a risk to the health of individuals." Yet there is agreement that radiation doses of more than 50 rems, a measure of the effect of radiation on the body, can sicken and even kill. It may do so by changing the chemical makeup of cells. A large enough dose can cause genetic defects and lead to cancer. Massive exposure in a brief period...
...structure of sections should become more respectful of individuals and spawn more cooperative positions rather than strident arguments. Sections could only improve with a heavy dose of feminine input...