Word: ground
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Rakic says she believes the market is now returning to stable ground. The senior says she thinks the crash is "not going to have any more repercussions. For the next 10 years, it's safe...
Bush, who has lost ground in the polls since wrapping up the Republican nomination more than a month ago, won the New Jersey and New Mexico primaries unopposed--and had no active competition in the other two states, either. He said the political momentum would swing his way once his campaign brought the issues of peace and prosperity into focus for the voters...
...major U.S. contribution would be an "intelligent" ground vehicle. The robot rambler, which resembles the "moon buggy" used in the Apollo moon landings, would be used to gather and analyze soil samples. It must be able to find its way around the Martian surface, guided by an advanced artificial- intelligence "brain." It would then deposit the soil samples in a special canister that would be blasted aloft to the Soviet orbiter for the trip home. The 1976 U.S. Viking Lander probes, by contrast, could only radio data from soil samples back from Mars. This time, the samples would be returned...
American politics, with its demands for centrism and conformity, seems to be a sterile breeding ground for eccentrics. This year's presidential sweepstakes is no exception, according to Weeks. George Bush and Michael Dukakis, he believes, are Milquetoasts. Weeks is convinced that demonstrable eccentricity should be a required trait for America's leaders in order to keep them happy, creative and sane. "America needs idealism, vision and humor in the White House," he urges. "A real eccentric would have all those qualities in abundance. We need another genuine oddball in the White House...
...ramp is a commanding curve of wood built last summer by Tobin and his father. It has turned into a challenging arena where amateurs like Tobin can mix it up with seasoned veterans, all of them working up thrombosis- teasing speed as they turn the course and leave the ground, grabbing glorious...