Word: factor
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...would eventually like to see total disarmament, he believes such a goal must be pursued with great caution. "I wish nuclear weapons had never been invented. But would I like to wake up tomorrow and find that there are no nuclear weapons? No. Nuclear arms have been a stabilizing factor. In the short term, however, we should try to reduce the armories and make the prospects for accidental war smaller...
...chemical in the cells targeted by the nerves. Her hunch was confirmed in 1952 when she observed that single nerve cells, taken from chick embryos and cultured with tissue from mouse tumors, sprouted nerve fibers that reached out "like the rays of the sun." Her conclusion: there was growth factor in the tumor tissue...
Surprisingly, the total yards statistic--usually a key factor in a game's outcome--has been a poor predictor of the final score in Harvard's last three games...
American Catholic academics and liberals have protested against the treatment of Curran, who may find himself shut out from other Catholic institutions as well; it is likely that none will dare give him a teaching job now. Curran says his own plight will create a general "chilling factor, at minimum. Certainly people are going to have to think twice about what they might write." Francis Fiorenza, a colleague of Curran's at Catholic University, predicts that despite efforts at dissuasion by U.S. educators, the Vatican will issue controversial new rules requiring that theology teachers on all Catholic campuses be approved...
Personal appearance: In a short, 30-minute interview, it's definitely a big factor. Dress appropriately for the role you're aspiring to fill...