Word: extends
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Soviet ambivalence does not extend, however, to the possible use of American military power in the area. This is one question on which the Soviets as well as America's closest allies in Europe and the Middle East are agreed: that it would be a devastating mistake for the U.S., whatever the provocation, to punish Khomeini by using American power to destroy Iran's airfields or immobilize its oil production. Even the Saudis, though they are fond of saying that the U.S. should throw its weight around and act more like a superpower, are terrified at the notion...
...EXTEND our wall-poster holiday greeting...
John E. Dowling '57, acting co-master of North House and a committee member, said yesterday, "Everyone's very positive" about the service, adding he hoped to extend the express service into the early evening...
...onus, then, falls back on the playwright. Commendably, Guare is trying to extend himself. Secure in middle class New York humor, he's reaching for what lies behind it, for what it can evolve into when nurtured by sensitivity and misfortune. He has tried to blend intelligent humor with an Albee-like vision of psychological deterioration and disorientation. Unfortunately, this exceeds his grasp...
...secret of the leucaena's rapid growth is in its roots; they extend as deep as the tree is tall. That enables it to soak up nutrients below the reach of other plants. Growing on the leucaena roots are fungi called mycorrhizae that help by absorbing phosphorus compounds that cannot be used by most plants, and converting them into forms that can nourish the tree. Then too the steady dropping of leaves provides rich nutrition for other plants...