Word: impendingness
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Though the meet outcome had already been decided, "interest was still at fever heat. There seemed to be a tenseness in the hot atmosphere that forecast an impending performance of great moment." The 1000 spectators "seemed to sense that Gourdin was about to make history-that he was about to...
Although the increased emission of gases from Etna in recent years gave scientists some hint of impending trouble, they are still unable to predict eruptions with any accuracy. As a result, they concentrate on trying to minimize damage once the lava flows. Belgian Volcanologist Haroun Tazieff, whose asbestos-suited sorties...
AT A press conference last fall, Gardner rocked the establishment by stating: "Most parts of the system have grown so rigid that they cannot respond to impending disaster. They are so ill-designed for contemporary purposes that they waste taxpayer's money, mangle good programs and frustrate every good man...
Averted Arrest. Sadat may have been forced to move more quickly than he intended. He had been planning a double family celebration-his wife's birthday and a daughter's wedding anniversary-for the night the upheaval took place. The party was canceled. That afternoon, TIME Correspondent Gavin...
MY MOTHER was uncomfortable; she found it difficult to explain what she was asking. We live in Nashville, but she had grown up in Alabama, and her family still live there. It was an impending visit to her family which had occasioned the awkward discussion. "Could you just cut your...