Word: idealize
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ideal weapon? Not quite. In theory, X-ray lasers could be based in space, but that might mean keeping something like 1,400 atomic bombs in low orbits constantly crisscrossing the Soviet Union. Says Coll, rather delicately: "I don't think it's going to be politically acceptable to put bombs in orbit." In practice, the X-ray lasers would have to be launched from earth at the first warning of attack in a "pop-up" defense (they are in fact the only laser devices compact enough for such a defense). To get high enough fast enough, they would probably...
...reason for this swarm of organizations and conferences is that Geneva has few peers in such conveniences as luxurious hotels (12,000 rooms in all), myriad telex lines and multilingual interpreters. Says a U.S. diplomat: "Geneva is an ideal place to talk. It has square rooms, long rooms, high- ceilinged rooms, rectangular tables, round tables and horseshoe-shaped tables. It has restaurants, great shops, beautiful mountains and a lake...
...autonomy becomes alarmingly akin to what is conventionally defined as masculine. It is unclear whether Shainess wishes to help women to become less masochistic or to become men. In the conclusion of her book she describes several famous women who may meet the standards of non-masochistic behavior. The ideal, apparently, is Golda Meir...
...ideal world, teaching and research should be interdependent. Undergraduates bring a new perspective and fresh insights into problems being examined by more experienced scholars, who tend to be set in their ways. On the other hand, research should allow professors to convey the latest discoveries to an audience that will soon be faced with the task of advancing the field themselves...
...This is ideal if you're planning a visit. Central Kentucky--Lexington and its environs--is what you could call a non-touristy tourist spot, not unlike what the French Riviera (albeit without beaches) must have been like before distant vacations became widely available to the non-affluent...