Word: obtaining
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...picture would be less grim were there truth in the frequently made statement that we are the best-fed nation in the world. The falsity of this statement is shown by the fact that seven men must now be drafted to obtain two physically and mentally fit for service; and that, although the standards of fitness have been greatly reduced with each war, the number of unfit has steadily increased... --Adelle Davis, in Let's Cook It Right...
...Nepalese government temporarily released the former prime minister from prison in June so he could obtain treatment in the United States for cancer. "His health is very bad," Gershman said...
...time the ministers' jets landed in Caracas, the freeze of early '78 was virtually set. In his speech to the opening conference, Venezuelan President Carlos Andrés Pérez made a last desperate attempt to obtain a small increase. He offered a quixotic proposal "for the good of humanity": prices would be increased 5% to 8%, but OPEC's additional profits for one year would be channeled to developing countries that have no oil to help them pay off their $180 billion foreign debt. During a series of bilateral meetings with the ministers the first day of the conference...
...National Institutes of Health (NIH) informed Medical School officials Wednesday it is withholding a Harvard professor's funds for recombinant DNA research because he failed to obtain NIH certification for his laboratory...
Robert D' Atillio, a local historical researcher who unsuccessfully tried earlier this year to obtain a court injunction forcing Harvard to release the Lowell papers in advance of December 9, said yesterday that he will "petition immediately" for a copy of the document...