Word: manner
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Combustion, that's what this is about, putting engines in cars that burn oil more effectively. This is about improving all manner of processes that require chemical reactions," said Henry Schaefer, a professor of chemistry at the University of California at Berkeley...
...yearns for his intellectual tutelage. What ensues is a zesty tale of patron and patronizer in which the student learns her lessons so well that she gains a highbrow reputation, while Peckham's next novel is thought to be derivative of Poppy's daring new style. De Vries' freewheeling manner remains unmistakably his own and a durable delight...
...irreverent reverend stepped way out of line with those remarks. When his more recent questioner stopped reading her typed text, he admitted as much--kind of. He explained that public speakers like to have their fun. Alluding to this new protagonist's close-cropped hair, masculine attire and strident manner, Falwell said he would probably describe her in similar terms...
...Secretary Bennett's speech raises important questions about the role of universities and the education they offer. Instead of pursuing the questions in an informed and sober manner, he has followed his penchant for delivering highly publicized polemics against educational practices which he has not studied in detail and policies with which he happens todisagree," Bok said in a statement about thespeech which will be delivered in Sanders Theatertoday...
Yolanda (Mary Anthanis) also gets her share of surprises. In an agonizingly slow manner, Rey informs her that her best friend has been raped and killed, and that her husband, who has close connections to the armed forces and to the Presidente, is responsible. Soon after, Rey picks this opportune moment to announce his long-standing affection...