Word: levelling
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...state claims that Cambridge violated a regulation requiring community water systems to notify the public if the level of a contaminant known as trihalomethanes (THMs) in drinking water exceeds a certain level...
Within two months the Cutlips had sold their house and moved with their four children to Seattle, with no job and few friends, but with a determination to find a less stressful life. Today the family is settled in the wooded suburb of Issaquah in a cedar split-level that cost them $110,000 less than their California home. Even if Kelly's income has dipped 20%, his commute is mercifully brief. At the wheel, he says, he no longer starts at the sound of a backfire for fear it might be a highway shooting. "We were tired of being...
Each term students, most of whom are at a fifth-grade reading level, receive a course description and sign a contract stipulating that they understand what is expected of them. Most have a study plan designed just for them, which means teacher Goldhaber instructs five students in as many subjects at once. While the method appears old-fashioned, classroom dialogue seems drawn from experimental theater. At his right hand, Goldhaber pores over pictures with one student, saying, "Yes, this is an ion, but is it just an ion or a hydroxide ion? Think about it." He asks the student...
...When a shaken Xerox finally studied its competitors more closely, the company discovered their secret weapon: the Japanese firms hewed to rigorous quality standards. Taking a hard-eyed look at its operations, Xerox discovered that it was slowly destroying itself with sloppiness and inefficiency at almost every level...
...fact, the smuggling industry has been so effective that cocaine prices might have fallen further. But the entrepreneurial response among street-level dealers was to begin moving crack. The smokable, highly addictive form of the drug has increased demand and sales volume...