Word: phenomenons
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...particular yardstick of this phenomenon is remembrance and commemoration of the Holocaust. Why dwell on suffering, including in the seder? The answer is simple--it reminds us of what can happen, and alerts us to the plight of others in similar situations. But we many never know completely how Jews would act in the absence of suffering--society has never allowed us to try this experiment...
However, "anytime you have a superconductor in a magnetic field... it tends to destroy the phenomenon: the zero resistance," Nelson said...
...Some of us are interested in the area of massmedia and political columnists," Price said. "It'sinteresting to study as a phenomenon in itself...
...strongest argument against randomization is that it will not solve the problem that vexes the administration. The self-segregation of minority students in the Quad is a visible phenomenon of peoples' natural tendencies to associate with those with whom they share a common identity, whether as part of an ethnic group, a religious group or an athletic team. This tendency is even more pronounced when the individual finds himself as a minority in an unfamiliar environment. That the problem has worsened in recent years may in fact reflect on the campus' growing diversity that allows minority students to form self...
...paradox of human miracle assessment is that the only way to discern whether a phenomenon is supernatural is by having trained rationalists testify that it outstrips their training. Since most wonders admitted by the modern church are medical cures, it consults with doctors. Di Ruberto has access to a pool of 60--"We've got all the medical branches covered," says his colleague, Dr. Ennio Ensoli--and assigns each purported miracle to two specialists on the vanquished ailment...