Word: maintain
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...South Africa SASC reactivated itself, and packed an open meeting of the ACSR with 300 students. One after another, students--including representatives from the Conservative Club rose to urge the ACSR not to change its stand. The ACSR stuck to its original position and urged the Corporation to maintain the ban The Corporation...
...have to understand that white South Africans, particularly those of English extraction, find it very important to maintain the illusion of justice," says Gomes. "To the extent that jurisprudence works, we work...
Scientists, not surprisingly, challenge these claims, and further maintain that animals are necessary to train researchers and doctors. "Using animals does give clues as to toxins. You have to start somewhere, and it is better to start with animals than people," says John E. Dowling, professor of Biology...
...that dissension within P.L.O. ranks was being fomented by Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi and "some other Arab regimes." If Gaddafi did not stop his interference, Arafat warned, he would "cut out his tongue." As a result of such troublemaking, said Arafat, the Palestinians must fight harder than ever to maintain their solidarity and must prepare for another war with Israel that could break out as early as this summer...
...biofeedback and other relaxation techniques gain acceptance, doctors are testing them against all sorts of ills. Duke Psychologist Richard Surwit has shown that biofeedback and progressive musclerelaxation exercises can help diabetics maintain steadier glucose levels. At Children's Orthopedic Hospital in Seattle, Dr. William Womack helps youngsters contend with the strains of growing up. Kurt Russell, 16, was immobilized by migraines for days at a time until Womack taught him a self-hypnosis technique. Now symptom-free, the teen-ager travels twice a day to a peaceful place in his mind. "You imagine yourself in the woods or skiing...