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The new vigilance verges on obsession. Paddy wagons can be seen prowling Moscow's streets, collecting drunks and depositing them for the night in sobering-up stations run by the police. Bartenders are measuring out vodka with stingy precision or refusing service altogether when customers reach the legal limit.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union Fighting the Battle of the Bottle | 10/21/1985 | See Source »

In fact, there were seven moons altogether, as seven members of the Yale Precision Marching Band dropped their pants in front of the Crusader bench at the Yale Bowl.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crusading by Moonlight | 10/19/1985 | See Source »

The essays of Stephen Jay Gould are good antidotes. In his fourth collection, the paleontologist, evo- lutionary biologist and Harvard lecturer continues to combine precision with an energetic style. On the ever-hypnotic copulatory practices of the praying mantis, for example: "The male, blessed with paired organs for transferring sperm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Antidotes the Flamingo's Smile | 9/30/1985 | See Source »

"Defensively," Stull says, with brevity and precision, "we're very strong."

Author: By Nick Wurf, | Title: Gridders Take Aim on Minutemen Today | 9/28/1985 | See Source »

But, you may argue, nothing forces a student to arrive before breakfast on the 18th of September. This is an unrealistic argument. The reality is that registration occurs on the 18th of September between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., and the said letter indicates that if a...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Food for Thought | 9/19/1985 | See Source »

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