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Word: knowed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...admitted that he had not read the minutes of the committee report on the settlements, despite the fact that they had been sent to his home. Even one of Begin's protective aides admits deep concern: "It seems that his physical condition is deteriorating quickly. I do not know when, but he will have to quit the premiership. It might happen tomorrow, next week-or next year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Fears for Begin's Health | 9/24/1979 | See Source »

...When polarized light was passed through solutions of water and some of the amino acids, it was deflected to the right. "In all the '20 amino acids we know of on earth," says Ponnamperuma, "the polarized light turns to the left." But, he adds, "In all the pre-biotic experiments conducted in our laboratory, we got both lefthanded and righthanded amino acids." His conclusion: the amino acids are not due to terrestrial contamination, but to pre-life forms that evolved somewhere in space...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Looking for Signs of Life | 9/24/1979 | See Source »

...know that the tenor is a being apart ...? He is not a denizen of this world, he is a world in himself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Opera's Golden Tenor | 9/24/1979 | See Source »

Both countries need more U.S. capital and know-how. Eager to increase exports, the Israelis are interested in joint ventures with U.S. electronic and computer firms. But Egypt is considerably less developed and more populous (41 million vs. Israel's 4 million) and thus offers both a large market and great opportunity. Egypt needs many small-scale investments, in the $5 million to $10 million range, just to help produce such basics as food, clothing and shelter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Yankee Go East | 9/24/1979 | See Source »

...they have more sophisticated techniques for studying individual genes within the chromosomes. But until then they will be at a loss to explain exactly why a translocation can make a family cancer prone. Says Brown: "What we found may be a breakthrough. The fact is we don't know...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Deadly Legacy | 9/24/1979 | See Source »

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