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...order that shields of I-beams and steel cables be built around nuclear plants to stop airplanes from crashing into them. Antiaircraft batteries and the troops to operate them would also help but could pose hazards to innocent aircraft drifting off course. NRC officials say the likelihood of installing missiles or shields is virtually nil. The agency believes the place to thwart an aerial-attack plot is at the airport, not at the plant...
...with a new UC policy, passed with overwhelming support at a May meeting, that makes a split ticket election impossible, the likelihood of a similar situation seems slim...
...study, which used data from written surveys given to 2,386 female medical patients in hospitals throughout Boston, found that a woman who smokes and has a drinking problem has a 33 percent likelihood of having been abused by her partner in the past year. Such a woman also has a 54 percent chance of having been abused during her lifetime, the study found...
...complicate matters, though, junior five-seat Ella Spottswood is suffering from a stress-fractured rib and may not be able to suit up for the races. If she can’t row, sophomore Betsy McCormick will move into the five-seat from her three-spot and, in all likelihood, a novice will fill the three-hole...
...likelihood that this will actually occur? Probably as strong as President Lawrence H. Summers’ chances of being honored by an organization of female scientists for, well, anything...