Word: methodic
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Many scientists have become a lot less positive about the prerogatives of science and the scientific method," said Dr. Brobeck (who classifies himself as an "evangelical Protestant like Billy Graham"). "More and more we hear talk about the limitations of science. But science is not the only way to get information. Many fields of human experience are not susceptible to scientific analysis...
...nation's vision of peace cannot be attained through any race in armaments. The munitions of peace are justice, honesty, mutual understanding and respect for others. So believing and so motivated, the United States will leave no stone unturned to work for peace. We shall reject no method however novel, that holds out any hope however faint, for a just and lasting peace...
...sence Française leader and had holed up for several weeks at the physician's estate in France. The plan was obvious: by provoking violence and silencing conciliators, the French counterterrorists hoped to prove that there was no other course but total repression, no other method but brutal force to snuff out Arab independence...
Bare Leg. To keep check on the density of the flies during the 40-day spraying period, the expedition resorted to a makeshift method: a member of the rescue team exposed an arm or leg for a specified time, then counted the fly bites on it. Swift treatment prevented infection. At first, as many as 400 bites a day were being counted; at the end of 40 days, a man could bare his arm or leg without getting a single bite. Even mosquitoes and other pests had been wiped out by the helicopters' relentless spraying...
...House of Representatives has passed a $6,000,000 appropriation to develop a low-cost method of converting sea water, thus provide thirsty cities, Los Angeles, Houston, New York and others, with unlimited supplies; it is considering a bill to authorize longterm, interest-free loans (up to $5,000,000) to local groups that want to build small dams. But Congress has left the Army Engineers with an $8.5 billion backlog of flood-control and water-storage projects. Only last week the House Appropriations Committee slashed $48 million from President Eisenhower's $512 million budget for water projects next...