Word: precious
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...least a little artistic criticism from a biography of supposedly the "greatest war photographer in history," who may be less well-known than the author assumes. Perhaps Mr. Whelan adheres to the school of photography that believes in letting the pictures speak for themselves. But since the book contains precious few photographs taken by Capa, one supposes that the purchase of Mr. Whelan's other book dealing solely with Capa's photographs may be necessary to fully appreciate his biography...
...late 1970s, the billionaire Hunts of Texas used all their wiles and much of their wealth in what appeared to be a daring and nearly successful attempt to corner the silver market. The family accumulated some 200 million oz. of the precious metal in a series of purchases that helped drive silver prices from $11 per oz. in 1979 to $50 per oz. in January 1980, when the market finally crashed...
...growing awareness of the vast scope of the toxic-waste problem has bred much public anguish but precious little remedial action. The Office of Technology Assessment, a research arm of Congress, contends that there may be at least 10,000 hazardous-waste sites in the U.S. that pose a serious threat to public health and that should be given priority in any national cleanup. The cost, OTA estimates, could easily reach $100 billion, or more than $1,000 per U.S. household. Eventually, predicts the General Acccounting Office, which also does studies for Congress, more than 378,000 waste sites...
...Triomphe for a wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. As the 28-car motorcade moved up the Champs Elysees, the General Secretary raised his hand and gave an occasional wave out of the window of his armor-plated Peugeot 604 limousine. There were precious few people to wave back. For blocks along the route, only a few of the insatiably curious leaned against police barricades...
...controlling excessive blood-vessel growth in patients with cancer or other ailments could prove to be a complicated business. In any case, the next step for researchers will be to produce enough angiogenin for study. Right now, Vallee has no more than 100 micrograms (.0000035 oz.) of the precious substance, but he hopes to use either genetically engineered bacteria or yeast to produce more of it before long. Although research with angiogenin is just beginning, he says, "the potential boggles the mind...