Word: porousness
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...cases involving a six-year-old boy in Lexington, North Carolina, and a seven-year-old boy in New York City. Both were accused of harassing girls in their grade by touching and/or kissing them. The seven-year-old kisser's straightforward defense--"because I like her"--was deemed porous...
Contrary to the Crimson's predicament, Bears have no problems with offensive production. The Bears have posted 17 goals in the last four games. However, Brown's defensive is seemingly porous is allowing 19 in those same four games...
...government had long insisted that the student-led band of Muslim warriors were actively backed by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Agency (ISI) and by some members of the country's powerful military. The motive: gaining some influence over a neighbor with whom it shares a long and exceedingly porous border. Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has denied any involvement, but in late September, Naseerullah Babar, Pakistan's Interior Minister, flew to Afghanistan to work out a settlement between the Taliban and the most powerful of the Afghan warlords. While that seemed to support suspicions, the stories told by several...
Exactly what determines the speed with which the earth's plates move is unclear, but scientists have some ideas. "The fault material may play a role," Linde says. "Porous rock containing water can move more smoothly than other rock. The pressure the plates are under can make a difference too; the higher the stress, the likelier the fault will fail suddenly...
Outlook: Like Cornell, Columbia has lost half of its starters, including quarterback Mike Cavanaugh and running back John Harper. Despite returning the league's best defensive lineman in Rory Wilfork (141 tackles), the Lions porous defense allowed more than 30 points in five of its final six games...