Word: perlis
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Democratic resolve was bolstered by the fact that the legislation will be immensely popular with working mothers, who spend an average of $3,000 a year per child for care that is often of uncertain quality. Poor women are especially hard pressed. A report by the Census Bureau estimates that mothers with annual incomes of less than $15,000 paid an average of 18% of their income for child care. Declared Texas Democratic Congressman Michael Andrews: "We have standards for prisons, roads and airports. We owe as much to our children...
...generators, designed by General Electric, is surrounded by an iridium shell. Coated pellets are then encased by two graphite shells and finally by an aluminum shroud. The U.S. Department of Energy has spent $50 million testing the generators. In one experiment, engineers fired shrapnel traveling 700 ft. per sec. at the iridium casings. None was pierced. In another test, scientists tacked an RTG to a solid rocket booster and blew it up. No damaged graphite shells were detected...
...signal-caller has also thrown eight interceptions. The Cornell offense is geared around the ground attack of fullback John McNiff (58 rushes, 254 yards), halfback Rob Buccini (30--109) and Cochrane (18--71). The Crimson defense has had trouble stopping the rush this season, allowing an incredible 240 yards per game on the ground at a clip of 4.7 yards per carry...
...Dallas form the most experienced defensive backfield in the Ivies. Both Tully and Parke started last year, while Brown and Dallas saw extensive playing time as well. The quartet could provide headaches for Harvard quarterback Tim Perry, who is ranked 20th in I-AA in total offense (215.3 yards per game...
...without a running game, Harvard's burden of scoring points--and with the defense surrendering 37 points per game, it has been a burden of Atlas-like proportions--falls squarely on the right arm of Perry. The senior quarterback has passed for 844 yards and seven touchdowns, but has also thrown seven interceptions and has still not developed the ability to avoid the sack...