Word: obvious
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Through it all, Kassem continues to let himself be used as a propaganda front man at Communist rallies. Kassem seems to believe everything the Reds have to say about the iniquities of the West. Still, he quietly rejects their more obvious efforts to gain more control in Iraq. To groups of soldiers last week, the general repeated his credo: "I shall never belong to any party. I advise you not to allow any specific party to penetrate your ranks...
Data on the electromagnetic effects of the blasts showed that the upper atmosphere was so disturbed by ionizing radiation "that some radio waves were absorbed or scattered" for hours afterward. Result: communications were upset or blacked out over an area "at least" 3,000 miles in diameter. Obvious conclusion: a megaton bomb exploded high overhead just ahead of an all-out missile attack could disrupt vital defense communications for a few crucial hours...
...world records were set. But it seemed obvious that in the sprints, weight and jumping events, the U.S. could be confident of holding its own this summer in two big international track events: the U.S.-Soviet track meet next month and the Pan American Games in August...
...Most obvious upsurge in aluminum is consumer packaging, where the metal is being used for aerosol cans, carrying-cases for soft drinks, keeping beer cool (an aluminum foil laminated can) and covering detergent boxes. Alcoa predicts that aluminum packaging applications, which accounted for 227 million Ibs. last year, will grow to 400 million...
...toward the blue bowl of the sky." Since that hand holds offerings-the offerings of art-the book also contains more genuine insights into art than a shelf of criticism. Of the Sistine Chapel: "Poor Michelangelo-to have been put to so undignified and superhuman a task! It was obvious that they had overestimated his genius in expecting him to make up by painting alone for the Sistine's total lack of architecture...