Word: fasted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...there hadn't been an energy crisis," says an aide, "we probably would have had to create one." That seems a high price to pay for a demonstration of presidential leadership, but there was no disputing the fact that Carter was moving fast and forcefully. He dramatized the crisis-and the presidential role in it -by hastily convening a Cabinet meeting, then taking a quick trip to frozen Pittsburgh. He declared eleven states disaster areas because of snow or drought, thus making them eligible for some form of federal assistance...
...frost-kissed oranges, which turn dry and mealy, can be picked fast enough, they can still be used for concentrated orange juice. But the branches are brittle, the pickers' fingers are numb, and an orange that falls may well be too damaged to ship as fresh fruit...
Even prisoners at San Quentin are cooperating by taking unusually fast showers-and only three times a week, instead of daily...
...which won him acclaim for his reforms of the curriculum. He jettisoned what he regarded as outdated and irrelevant courses in strategy and geopolitics and invited ideologically diverse civilian experts to lecture. In a 1973 address at the college, he warned that if military minds did not shape up fast, "the think tanks will be doing our thinking for us." He spurred far-ranging brainstorming seminars on how recent international developments affect U.S. strategy. One topic, for example, was the role of U.S. naval power at a time when the nation had begun importing increasing amounts of essential resources...
Yale had sprinted to a 10-2 lead in the initial period with their deft passing and fast-breaking style of play. Diminutive Eli Larry Zigerelli zigged down the court on two consecutive three-on-one breaks to dazzle the Crimson...