Word: laying
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Force sprayed Agent Orange heavily over Viet Nam to lay bare thousands of acres of jungle in which Viet Cong guerrillas were thought to be hiding. An Army handout for one such mission, Operation Ranch Hand in 1966, assured the troops that "the sprayed chemical is nontoxic to human or animal life." But Agent Orange was contaminated by a byproduct of the manufacturing process, dioxin, which is perhaps the most toxic synthetic chemical known. When a few pounds of it were released into the air by an explosion at an Italian chemical plant in 1976, more than 700 people...
After Hall sank both shots, Crimson hopes rose once again as White rolled for the basket and tossed in a twisting lay-up. But officials called a charging foul on the play disallowing the basket and handing the ball back to Pennsylvania...
...only place to stay is Le Village Soleil, a charming cottage-style hotel that can put up 20 guests. One way to dip toes in this particular par adise is to take a day trip by plane, swim, see the bird sanctuary, savor the langouste - and lay plans for a longer visit later...
...Vacancy rates in cities such as New York, Chicago and even Kansas City are far below the 5% to 8% that Realtors consider is needed for renters to have a reasonable choice at a fair price. So tight is the market in Manhattan that as an old woman lay dying in her $400-a-month, two-bedroom Gramercy Park apartment, 374 people signed up for the prospective vacancy. It was rented for $1,600 not 15 minutes after she was pronounced dead...
...only as good as the natural thing; it is better. The crystal structure of man-made snow is denser; it forms smaller flakes that can be packed more solidly and will stand up better to skiing stress. What is more, the precise mixture can be controlled, enabling Fahrner to lay a solid, almost icy base that will defy a thaw, then top it with fluffy powder...