Word: fueled
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...theory. when massive stars exhaust their nuclear fuel, they collapse in on themselves, finally reaching a point of infinite density that physicists call a singularity. At that moment, time stops and the gravitational field is so strong that no light can escape from this mass. What we have all come to know as a black hole is created...
...approaches. Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher argues for arming Bosnian irregulars, who are badly outgunned by the Serbs, much as Washington helped the Afghan mujahedin. Colonel William Taylor, senior military analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, thinks an air attack on power plants, fuel tanks and military posts in Belgrade could take the heart out of the Serbs' fight. Others advocate an allied threat to destroy any Serbian plane, tank or piece of artillery that moves...
...under mysterious circumstances, leaving his property to Joe, whom he liked, and Judy, whom he loved. The estate turns out to be worth millions -- some of it from drug sales. Moral and marital dilemmas, close-ups of traffic-jammed London, episodes with dealers and police provide enough suspense to fuel a dozen novels. It is unlikely that any could keep pace with the work of Alvarez, whose most famous book, The Savage God, was a study of suicide. This one examines homicide, with even more disturbing results...
Since muscles can perform only if they have fuel, scientists have deeply probed the role of body chemistry in generating energy. They have developed various conditioning programs to enhance the two basic types of energy production. One is the well-known aerobic system, in which muscles rely on oxygen to release energy from carbohydrates, fat and some protein. Athletes in endurance events -- as well as fitness buffs who run or do aerobics -- draw primarily on this system, which functions for a long time. Breathing supplies oxygen indefinitely, but eventually the stores of carbohydrates...
Coming the other way, legally, a half-mile-long column of oil tankers stream beneath a giant portrait of Saddam that marks an archway over the desert border. Each day they bring 50,000 bbl. of cut-rate fuel to Amman to sustain the stumbling economy of Jordan...