Word: impaction
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...will be in jeopardy until the problem is solved. Says the head of the Italian treasury police, General Luigi Ramponi: "Now that they are too rich, the drug lords will start investing everywhere: in industry, in the stock market." In the U.S. some lawmakers have begun worrying about the impact of billions of drug dollars invested in U.S. institutions and wonder what influence the drug barons might eventually exert...
...early to count Hughes out. Harvard's 6-5 overtime loss to the Catamounts couldn't have helped Roy's bid for the number-one spot, despite his solid performance. And, although Hughes is struggling this season, a few early season games can't erase the impact Hughes made last year...
...editors have taken an "all or nothing" approach to the lottery issue. By doing so, they fail to realize that the 100 percent randomization will have a dramatic impact on the first group of students involved. A gradual transition and careful tinkering seem more logical, and perhaps more appropriate for such a minor problem...
Those who are closely involved with women who struggle to come to terms with rape say its impact on a whole community often takes the form of such demands about security...
...that surround the notion of a right to die. What the Justices decide will directly affect Cruzan. It will also set some legal boundaries for addressing the plight of the 10,000 other people in the U.S. lingering in a persistent vegetative state. Ultimately, the ruling could have an impact on the 7 out of 10 Americans who can someday expect to confront questions of life-sustaining medical care for themselves or their loved ones...