Word: pose
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...spill did not appear to pose a seriousthreat to the Harvard community. "Right now, itappears as though it's a very minorcontamination," Rearden said. He noted the fastactions of the worker to contain the spillprevented a more serious contamination...
...achievements that have already taken place. We take for granted many things that 50 years ago would have been unthinkable: That almost all nations in the world would join in one forum to discuss conflicts; that the diseases that were endemic in many parts of the world no longer pose a threat to millions of people; that there are armed forces willing to stand between the opponents of peace...
Kick boxing, step aerobics and spinning went out with chunk heels and the Magic Hour. Perpetually en vogue Lowell House, however, provides the exercise class du jour. Learn to bend yourself into a Rold Gold at their weekly yoga class, but beware of the pose entitled "Down Dog." 5 p.m., Lowell House. FREE...
...show how MI theory can be used to teach evolution and the Holocaust. He first details inviting "entry points" for these topics--students strong in interpersonal intelligence, for example, could play the roles of different species. An entry point is only that, however, and Gardner proceeds to pose the "crucial educational question": Can we use knowledge about individual strengths to convey the "core notions" of a subject? One expects Gardner to answer this question, using illustrations from his two topics. Instead, he goes off into generalities. The reader is left with no idea of how Gardner would, say, use students...
...Though the smart money remains on New York, the Padres pose some big problems for the Yankees. One is hard-throwing pitchers, who have given New York hitters the most trouble this season, and another is what is properly termed mojo: Staff ace Kevin Brown and catcher Jim Leyritz were Series heroes in the past two seasons. Still another is character: Like the Yankees, the Pods' people are hard to hate, with nice-guy Gwynn leading a whitebread team low on ego and high on winning. When the series opens in the Bronx on Saturday night, David Justice will...