Word: necks
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Galatis tells it differently. In March 1992 he began working on Millstone 1, one of three nuclear plants perched on a neck of land that juts into Long Island Sound from the shore of southeastern Connecticut. He was checking specifications for a replacement part for a heat exchanger in the spent-fuel cooling system. To order the proper part, he needed to know the heat load. So he pulled a safety report that should contain the relevant data...
...primaries in Arizona and the Dakotas. "We feel good about it. We hope to win two out of the three primaries today. We'd like to win all three." Expected to win in both North and South Dakota, Dole faces a stiffer fight in Arizona, where polls show him neck and neck with Steve Forbes and Pat Buchanan in the winner-take-all contest for the state's 39 delegates. But for Dole, the fact that he was leaving Washington Tuesday not for Arizona but for South Carolina shows that the Senator believes the real battle for the nomination will...
...Christian Slater, are so steely that when they salute their arms make metallic whooshing sounds. And as Slater's only partner in saving the world, Samantha Mathis is just as tough. In an early face-off, he holds a gun to her head; she holds a knife to his neck. It's Woo's version of meeting cute...
Brown and Yale are neck-and-neck for second and third place, with scores of 175.5 and 173.5, respectively. Rounding out the top five are Princeton (158.5) and Cornell...
...death or to fertility and rejuvenation. Amber may have been used by Egyptians in the mummification process, possibly because it is a powerful desiccant, or drying agent. It was also valued as a medicine. According to Pliny the Elder, Roman peasants used it to cure diseases of the neck and head. In the New World, the Maya burned it as incense to treat a variety of ailments...