Word: lurking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...senior project scientist David Leckrone, "these are the very first test images. We're not pushing the telescope to its limits yet." As they do, scientists will almost certainly be able to start solving some of astronomy's greatest mysteries: How old is the universe? Do giant black holes lurk at the cores of galaxies? How did the galaxies get formed? Are there planets circling other stars? And besides searching for those answers, the Hubble will treat astronomers to a clear, close view of a space spectacular in July: the collision between comet Shoemaker-Levy 1993e and Jupiter...
...story unfolds, the perceptions diverge, and by the end of the semester, the college faced a crisis. Clinansmith says Yearwood began to stalk her, to lurk outside her dorm and send lewd and threatening messages. Yearwood admits to some aggressive flirting -- at one point, he reached out and caressed her cheek -- but denies doing anything wrong. In the end, Swarthmore president Bloom made a decision that some might call Solomonic and others a - novel attempt to pass the buck. Bloom found Yearwood guilty of intimidation (but not sexual harassment) and offered him a deal. If the young man would enter...
These measures, along with others from the House of Representatives, may come to life on Capitol Hill after the great debates on health care and the North American Free Trade Agreement are resolved. In fact, immigration questions already lurk beneath the surface of both these issues: should citizens carry a national medical identification card, and will the trade agreement lure more or fewer Mexicans north? Almost surely, Congress will try to reform immigration law again...
...Lurk beside an occupied computer, sticking their faces intrusively into the e-mailer's personal space in hopes of scaring him or her into a hastier logout. This is the most popular tactic, especially during peak hours...
...typical Harvard student, Halloween has lost its luster. In this month when lecture material gets serious, when the first paper deadlines lurk in the shadows, when the GRE and LSAT rear their ugly heads, October 31 is just not that scary...