Word: enormouse
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I.Q., then, measures not intelligence in adults, but something else, namely chronological age versus mental age, or better, "developmental age," in children: the psychological development at a given chronological age. Since the rate and scope of such development varies enormously in the population, I.Q. can change over time: persons do...
Lagging Behind. The crux of Medvedev's argument is that in the long run "the basic impulses for democratization of the U.S.S.R. must emerge from Soviet society itself." The right kind of Russian leader, he implies, could marshal enormous support "from below" because of widespread discontent over "the slow...
Each energy source has its own damaging effects. Nixon called for the construction of more nuclear power plants. However, nuclear plants entail dumping enormous quantities of excess heat into waterways and storage of dangerous nuclear waste products. Many physicists question the effectiveness of the emergency cooling systems built into reactors...
Universal Lessons. This could have enormous implications for NATO. The alliance calculates the balance of strength between itself and the Warsaw Pact nations largely in terms of tanks and aircraft. NATO does not seem to have paid as much attention to antitank missiles as has the U.S.S.R. Moreover, it has...
Such early meddling with congressional power bears little direct relation to Lyndon Johnson's massive intervention in Viet Nam as the Chief Executive of a superpower. The point is that the precedents for presidential activism and congressional passivity were gradually established by many men. In fact, F.D.R., the man...