Word: fold
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...time to achieve statistical validity. Proof of deterioration of the health of cigarette smokers was established in this way. The evidence is strong for physiological, mental and social deterioration associated with prolonged use of marijuana. The argument that marijuana may be safe because there is a 10,000-fold range from the least effective dose to lethal levels, ignores the fact that accumulation of small injuries to mind and body, rather than sudden death, is the issue...
...conference on "Students and Society" at California's Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions last year, the president of the student body of St. Louis' Washington University put it aptly: "Were Washington University to be turned over to the students and faculty, it would fold in about six months because nobody would know...
...Evergreen (TIME, March 29) and not far ahead of Cosmopolitan. But Ginzburg protests that Evergreen's sex is "somewhat excremental," while Avant-Garde is pitched at the "genital level. Sexy, yes. Dirty, no." To prove his point, he says that forthcoming issues will carry an eight-page super-fold-out of a life-sized woman, as well as details on a private collection of pubic hairs garnered from celebrities...
Oxford provided the most timely triumph. With Harvard trailing, 3-2, a defeat at number five singles could have spelled disaster. But the Crimson junior refused to fold. He revitalized Harvard's challenge with a sensational three-set win over Penn's diminutive pusher, Richie Cohen...
...economic takeoff point, as several countries, including Spain and Mexico, have recently demonstrated. Benefiting from a Japanese-built infrastructure, Chinese management and U.S. aid of $1.5 billion, Taiwan has established a promising capital base. By rapidly spreading a network of banks, Thailand has increased savings deposits twenty-five-fold since 1958. Meanwhile, Colombia, Chile, The Netherlands and other countries are considering various plans to increase capital through enforced savings by issuing bonds in place of promised wage increases or tax reductions...