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...spread, however, is likely to be gradual and "is dependent on funds," Pilbeam said. Although the program is "clearly of educational merit," he said that it was also labor intensive...

Author: By Ross G. Forman, | Title: Graduate Writing Fellows Program Promotes Organization, Revision | 3/7/1988 | See Source »

...never seen a Grapefruit League game, but reading the Globe every morning brings me closer. As if there's someplace, perhaps a cloud, floating between Winter Haven and Boston, allowing for both the gradual thaw and the full-body plunge into total warmth, the spring of anticipation and the spring of indulgement unified in my mind. After all, spring training is the time to dream...

Author: By Jessica Dorman, | Title: The Grapefruit League | 3/5/1988 | See Source »

...that used to cost the equivalent of 16 cents, for example, now costs $1.50. Explaining the decision to change the currency last week, Economist Mario Arana declared, "Things were so grave that we had to do something. The question was whether to make it a shock or a gradual adjustment. We decided on a shock...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nicaragua Lights Out in Managua | 2/29/1988 | See Source »

...immune system starts to decline at around age 30. For instance, white blood cells that fight off invaders, such as viruses and bacteria, lose their effectiveness as a person gets older. The gradual weakening of the immune system makes it harder to stave off illness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Older - But Coming on Strong | 2/22/1988 | See Source »

...changes mark a milestone in the gradual integration of women into the ultimate male bastion. In numbers alone, women have already had a radical impact on the armed forces. When the all-volunteer military was introduced in 1973, women accounted for only 1.9% of U.S. forces; today, 220,000 strong, they make up 10%. "We can no longer go to war without the women," says Lieut. General Colin Powell, director of the National Security Council...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Redefining A Woman's Place | 2/15/1988 | See Source »

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