Word: obtaining
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...obtain weapons material, the rods can be dissolved in nitric acid, and plutonium can be separated, then chemically purfied to create weapons-grade plutonium...
Though Murdoch has spent lavishly to obtain the rights to N.F.L. football and beef up his station lineup, few on Wall Street last week were expressing doubts about the wisdom of his latest investments. When all the New World stations join Fox (half of them could be on board by this fall, the rest in 1995), the network's VHF coverage will jump from 25% to 40% of the country. That will probably boost ratings and ad revenue. "If you take the increase in viewership in just these 12 stations and apply it across our ((advertising)) rate card," claims Murdoch...
Opening a new front in the flaring smoking war, Mississippi filed suit against the nation's tobacco companies to obtain reimbursement for the money it pays, through Medicaid and other health programs, to treat patients with smoking- related diseases. Mississippi's assault was quickly followed by Florida, whose Governor signed a law enabling it to file lawsuits against cigarette makers on behalf of Medicaid patients...
This June, eight graduating seniors will not only obtain a bachelor's degree, but will also have finished the requirements needed to become middle and secondary public school teachers throughout the nation through Harvard's Undergraduate Teacher Education Program (UTEP...
Canada recently barred the release of any information about the murder trial of Karla Homolka, an act that resulted in the widespread censorship of newspapers and other media, and even warrantless searches of computer accounts for information that individuals could obtain about the trial from sources in the United States and elsewhere...