Word: plateauing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...there evidence of ancient volcanic activity at the antipode of Chicxulub? Early speculation centered on the Deccan Traps, a basaltic plateau covering much of India that was formed over a few million years roughly around the time of the impact. But scientists have virtually eliminated that possibility. Taking continental drift into account, they estimate that what is now India was 1,000 miles or more away from where the Chicxulub antipode was 65 million years ago. And the location antipodal to the Deccan Traps at the time of their formation is now on the floor of the eastern Pacific Ocean...
...captured in the 1967 war. Critics view the price as too high, and even those who support a peace accord are loath to relinquish the Golan. Who would feel safe in the U.S. capital if just across the Potomac River an enemy force occupied a 9,000-ft.-high plateau in northern Virginia...
...interesting question concerns the level of excellence that Ford achieves with this film. On the surface, the plot seems too trivial to deal with moral questions raised in the movie. With such clear-cut issues and black-and-white characters. "My Darling Clementine" finds nuance to be an unreachable plateau. "My Darling Clementine" is about good vs. evil and the triumph of the American way of life. Tombstone is a town where the law rules thanks to the strong hand of Wyatt Earp...
...Spurs' DAVID ROBINSON scored 71 points in San Antonio's win over the Clippers, including 28 in the fourth quarter, on his way capturing the NBA scoring title. Robinson become only the fourth player in NBA history to top the 70-point plateau...
...Harvard nor can compete with their peers. Mr. Lat suggests that these students should all get on their knees and thank fair Harvard for holding them to a lower standard than everyone else and he ignores the tremendous hurdles that Blacks and Latinos must overcome to reach this lofty plateau...