Word: lone
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...transform the volatile chemicals in Ressam's trunk into bombs. The chemistry alone could take a couple of days; the assembly process would have been tricky as well. Ressam's chosen crossing point seemed amateurish: he would stand out among the sparse travelers. And though he could be a lone crank with a totally fanciful notion of what it takes to perpetrate mayhem, if he is not, it means several other people have to be in on the plot. "It's a multiheaded monster," says a French official, adding, "There are probably other Ressams out there right...
Every community must inevitably grapple with hateful and malicious crimes by lone individuals, but that does not make the current situation more palatable for the gay members of our community who now feel that much less comfortable in a place they should feel is their home. While it is frustrating not to have any recourse to action, the strong communal condemnation these acts have received offer the hope that those who committed the hate crimes will realize that it is they who have no place in our community...
...referred to "a lone British researcher who claimed--somewhat dubiously--that g.m. [genetically modified] potatoes damaged his lab rats." Given the lack of research into the effects of g.m. foods, doesn't it seem odd that the British government would not try to determine whether the g.m. potatoes did or did not damage internal organs and compromise the immune system of rats, if not humans? To me, this is the story. MATTHEW HODGES Cambridge, Mass...
...lone macs in the newsroom, these feature a faulty yet essential series of Quark programs. They combine with the Imagesetter to cause all sorts of problems that keep Crimson execs around late into the night...
Eighth-place Union topped Niagara, 4-3, in its lone game of the weekend. ECAC Player of the Week Doug Christiansen connected on two power play goals, including the game winning score with just under four minutes left in the game, to lift the Skating Dutchmen (5-9-0, 3-3-0) over the Purple Eagles...