Word: permanente
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Contra leaders say the assistance will at last allow them to map out a plausible military strategy. "We can program ahead for the next 16 to 17 months," said Alfonso Robelo, one of the three top rebel political chiefs who lead the United Nicaraguan Opposition. "For the first time we...
Minor reactions to the vaccine, such as redness and swelling, are common. Permanent brain damage, according to one study, occurs only once in about every 300,000 inoculations, death even less frequently. Researchers suspect that these severe complications--which can include convulsions, shock, loss of muscle control and fever--are...
; "It was a big adventure at the time," says Lucas. "We really took a plunge into the unknown." After the astounding success of Star Wars, his special-effects group, dubbed Industrial Light & Magic, relocated in San Rafael, Calif., just north of San Francisco, and became a permanent operation. ILM devised...
Other scientists fear that the U.S.S.R. has seized the lead in the next stages of space exploration. The Soviets' Mir (Peace) space station, manned on March 13, is operational, while the U.S. is not yet fully committed to developing such a permanent space platform. The Soviets, long ahead of the...
When the hysteria had calmed and all the freshmen knew which house they would call home for the next three years, the College elected to give the new system another try. The new system is not necessarily permanent, however, and the Committee on House Life will review it again next...