Word: maintainance
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...legal tactics used to defend the youthful killers have changed. More and more children are arguing that they acted in self-defense, admitting readily to the crime but pointing to years of abuse that left them fearful for their lives. As awareness of child abuse has increased, experts maintain that these pleas are hitting a responsive chord among sympathetic juries. Says Paul Mones, a Los Angeles attorney and parricide expert: "Courts are finally waking up to the problem. Kids just don't take these actions unless something is very, very wrong...
Meanwhile, the toll rises. ATVs, which critics contend can flip over on rugged terrain, account for an estimated 20 deaths a month. Manufacturers, which include Honda and Yamaha, maintain that ATVs are safe if ridden properly...
...dawned on scientists that these climatic cycles can be affected by man. Says Stephen Schneider, of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder: "Humans are altering the earth's surface and changing the atmosphere at such a rate that we have become a competitor with natural forces that maintain our climate. What is new is the potential irreversibility of the changes that are now taking place...
Scheduled to come out next fall, Thernstrom's book meshes her feelings about the loss of her friend, meditations on how people maintain ties with deceased friends and relatives and literary theory. The book, entitled "The Dead Girl," focuses on "how one thinks about how one is lost and the mechanism we use to stay connected to them," Thernstrom says...
Noseguard McConnell helps maintain a strong position in the middle of the line without being pushed back, while also being able to apply tremendous inside pass pressure...