Word: peg
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...president, described the man who was to make medical history. Those qualities, together with his obviously urgent need, convinced the university selection committee that Clark should be the world's first human to receive a permanent artificial heart. "He was a man worth waiting for," said Committee Member Peg Miller. Those same traits enabled Clark to endure the arduous operation on Dec. 1 and to struggle for 112 days through the perilous and uncharted territory of life with a plastic heart...
Retired female faculty members also enjoy the group's activities. Peg Ball, who spent 25 years as a Medical School research associate, says that the "Continental Cooking" course she leads allows her to meet a lively group of women from all over the University...
...second point is that if government wants to minimize the risks that it takes, it should invest in a portfolio of alternative energy so that if oil prices don't meet their expectations, or it's very hard to peg the investment to a certain oil price, we have a number of options to choose from. It also makes sense from a technological point of view, because our ability to get the price down on some of these things will differ from one option to another, and it's very hard to tell which of those we will be able...
...impossible to peg the particular type of student likely to seek Reading Period counseling, but certain common characteristics do emerge. Although neither previous academic success, nor familiarity with a competitive environment, seem to correlate in any way with students seeking counseling, Catlin says personality makes a difference...
...Clark had already been approved by the hospital's selection committee. In addition to suffering from a fatal heart condition with no alternative treatment, he more than met the criteria for psychological stability and a strong will to live. "This man was worth waiting for," said Committee Member Peg Miller...