Word: milli
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...MIGHT expect the venerable professor of the "Ten Minute University", who visited Boston earlier this month, to be a guy who spouts off trivia by the milli-second. Actually, he is just your average shmo from Long Island and has the plodding/whiny speech to prove...
...Milli-seconds later, the Yale fencer had stabbed his Harvard opponent to capture the tying touch. The exuberant crowd had drowned out the official shout to halt the match. The Elis went on to capture a 14-13 victory over Harvard in sudden death overtime at Malkin Athletic Center last night...
...could effectively and cheaply process information in a milli-second that would normally take 10 minutes," says Jones...
...there is more to a quad than another flipflop. When a flyer is traveling through the air at 80 m.p.h., reaction time is measured in milli seconds. "If it's a triple somersault, Mi guel can feel if he's going too fast," explains Juan, 32. "He can relax and slow down. If he's going too slowly, he can tuck up tighter and complete the third somer sault faster." The quadruple, by contrast, allows no such mid-course adjustment; once the flyer has released the bar and tucked himself up for the first of four turns...
...been with the Bank of California for 35 years, came out of retirement to head the new venture. The bank observes standard banking practices and offers the full range of financial services. When bills come due, however, the bank is nobody's patsy. Says Personal Banking Counselor Milli Laughlin: "We are not lacking astute banking principles. This is a business and you have to operate in a businesslike manner." After all, the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away...