Word: possessives
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...tantalizing questions for future generations: If other vertebrates are similar to humans in blood and bone, should they not share other characteristics, including intelligence? More specifically, did the earliest humanlike creatures, who split from the ancestors they shared with apes between 5 million and 7 million years ago, already possess a primitive ability to form plans, manipulate symbols, plot mischief and express sentiments...
...terribly surprising that apes, humanity's closest relatives, might possess some measure of smarts. But is it possible that more distantly related species might also have some capacity for symbolic communication? Herman offers a partial answer through his work with dolphins, animals whose ancestors diverged from other mammals' more than 45 million years...
...strongest objection to your better, however, centers around the area of competence and your assertion that somehow I do not possess "much experience." I have spent nearly two of my three years here on the council, during which time I have served on the finance committee and chaired the social committee through one of its most successful semesters ever. I ran for chair this fall and received more votes than it takes for the average Dudley representative to get on the council in the first place. It was during that run for chair that I pushed election reform long before...
That kind of enthusiasm about the work they do is essential for the best scientists. The best journalists too. Few possess more of it than Jaroff, who has been explaining the mysteries of the universe to TIME readers since 1966, when he became the magazine's chief science writer. Later named senior editor of the section, he oversaw projects, including the memorable cover on anthropologist Richard Leakey and a centennial tribute to Albert Einstein, that proved so successful they led to his role as founding editor of Discover magazine. Four years later, he returned to TIME in the newly created...
...activist, including the possibility of military action in support of democracy and human rights. Especially given his own lack of military experience, he should be happy to abandon any claim to the right to commit U.S. troops unilaterally (except in genuine emergencies) -- a right he does not possess under the Constitution in any event...