Word: paces
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...antibodies that, for some unknown reason, fail to protect them. And in light of the changeability of the AIDS virus, the vaccine would have to offer immunity against an almost infinite array of variant strains. No virus has presented vaccine makers with more formidable challenges. But given the lightning pace of discovery, says Essex, "we will likely know within a year or two whether or not a vaccine will be feasible...
...television network news more and more resembles the jumpy, jazzy pace of a soft-drink commercial, with all sorts of whirling graphics to illustrate the duller facts, news directors may fear that a moment of reflecting on news might drive the viewers away. This is one more example of the news business deferring to show business...
Despite its moralizing, the film moves along quite well with the pace of a thriller and occasional elements of a gangster flick. Except for a few moments of sentimentality when Johnny tries to resist a regression to his former "bad boy" ways, Laundrette sports all the signs of a low-budget masterpiece...
...treasurer is the top officer in charge of Harvard's finances, said the continued growth of Harvard's $2.8 billion endowment is `essential to Haravard's future.' ...MacDougall said that ownership of stocks in companies with operations in South Africa is necessary to ensure the endowment will keep pace with inflation." (Michael D. Nolan, "Officials at Council Attack Divestment," The Harvard Crimson, March...
...sportscaster commentaries and electronic insults, it pits men against men, women against women and each against the other. The centerpiece is a duel fought in slow motion by two women who are borne on the shoulders of several supporters and who flay each other outrageously, but at a subaqueous pace. When not engaged in combat, the dancers, some of them with rakish topknots and ) splendidly authentic wrestling gear, mug and glare with a fine appreciation of TV histrionics that never becomes simple mimicry. At a recent performance in Boston, the audience fairly broke up at the sheer bravura...