Word: instrument
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...probably sensed she was born both too early and too late. She was already 30 at the time of her great victories. Prize money was unheard of in those amateur days. And the civil rights movement had not gained enough momentum to turn her into an instrument of integration. Still, says King...
There is one positive note: Doctors who had learned to play a musical instrument were more proficient at detecting cardiac problems ? since their trained ear helped them pick up the sounds. So next time you see a doctor, ask him if he is tone-deaf. It could save a lot of trouble in the long...
...most powerful instrument of persuasion of this balding, burly, bass-voiced leader is his ability to stand up and say to his fellow rulers, Look at what I've done here. In the 11 years Museveni has run Uganda, he has brought a country savaged by dictators and murderous wars back from the dead. He has implemented free markets, controlled inflation and cut the civil service. A middle class has emerged, hopeless state-owned enterprises have been privatized, agricultural productivity is soaring, roads crisscross the country. A devil for investment in local enterprise, Museveni charmed Egyptian businessmen into manufacturing muteete...
...accident, officials feared the lab would be filled with waving wires, glass debris and even globules of blood collected from the crew for medical tests. But when Vinogradov popped his head inside and peered around with a flashlight, he found that the place looked surprisingly undisturbed. The darkened instrument panels were covered with a layer of sparkly frost, and a cloud of white crystals floated about like fireflies. These were thought to be the remains of a bottle of shampoo that had ruptured in the vacuum...
...that's shaping up likely to make life more confusing for taxpayers, it's also unlikely to make good on promises to encourage investment and savings or to put more kids into college. When it comes to changing people's behavior, the tax code has never been an effective instrument...