Word: fours
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...that he still does not understand, pictures of airplanes and weapons of war fascinated him. And his thoughts slowly turned to the other culture of modern society where men gather in the strong solidarity of uniforms, guns and combat. In May 1967, just 17, Raff signed up for a four-year hitch in the Marines...
...does now. Says Iowa State Coach Johnny Majors (against whose Cyclones Owens rolled up 248 yds. and four TDs): "Owens keeps everyone honest. When he just pounds and pounds that middle, he opens them up for the outside game and the passing game...
...deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) a complex molecule that forms the chromosomes in every living cell. The DNA molecule is shaped like a spiral staircase-a double helix connected by steps, or links. Each of the thousands of links consists of a pair of mutually attracting chemical bases. Although only four different kinds of such bases are found in DNA, they can be arranged along the helix in an enormous variety of sequences. Each of these sequences contains genetic information that determines, for example, whether a child will have blue eyes or whether a plant will produce wrinkled seeds. But where along...
...Times critic after a 1931 performance of From the House of the Dead. Through years of such disasters,Janáček (pronounced Ya-na-chek) remained a proud, angry man who longed desperately for recognition and stubbornly believed that his peculiar brand of musicmaking would be vindicated. Now, four decades after his death, the often maligned composer is winning the recognition and admiration denied him during his life...
...gnats but also compete for the nutrients that stimulate algae growth. As a result, the algae are disappearing, and the lake has regained 80% of its original clarity. No longer troubled by DDD, the grebes are making a comeback. This year 82 young birds were born in the area, four times as many as last year. But an ecological balance is not easily restored; large game fish now have to be imported to feed on the wildly proliferating silversides. Once the game fish are established, Californians have to learn that the fishing is good at Clear Lake, and then...