Word: masterful
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Wright received his master's degree from the University of Texas and his doctorate from Harvard...
...areas where modern medicine is virtually unknown-WHO used a simple two-pronged needle developed by Wyeth Laboratories. It held just a single drop of vaccine between the points and could be used to make 15 quick jabs into the skin-a nearly foolproof technique that almost anyone could master...
...concerts finished, Karajan moved over to New York's Juilliard School to give a three-part master class for aspiring conductors. Pausing during a rapid-fire series of prickly comments ("I am not here to teach you tricks"), he recalled the days when he was a child taking riding lessons. On the night before his first jump he was sleepless with worry. " 'How can I lift this enormous thing up into the air and over the fence?' I thought to myself. Then I realized no one lifts the horse. You set it in the right position...
Barbara G. Rosenkrantz '44, master of Currier House, said last night she had complained about the search on Wednesday to Francis E. Lawton, assistant dean for resources, planning and facilities, and had raised the issue at a masters' meeting...
...color is the winner. Compared with chess, for example, it all sounds quite simple and takes only 15 to 30 minutes a game. But the possible combinations and permutations make it more complex than it first appears, hence the motto: "A minute to learn . . . a lifetime to master...