Word: predictably
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Ironically, the Kearney indictment came twelve weeks after the Justice Department dropped its inquiry into the illegal opening of more than 200,000 letters by CIA agents from 1953 to 1973. The outcome of the Kearney case, and others likely to follow, is difficult to predict. When-and indeed if-the case actually comes to trial, notes Washington Attorney Edward P. Morgan, it will still be doubtful "whether an American jury will convict an FBI man for trying to combat terrorism...
...target. As the play opens, the Greek god Apollo comes to earth with the mission of teaching a woman the secret to any man's heart: Tell him he's handsome, Apollo says; no matter how ugly, any man will believe that. It takes little social consciousness to predict that this open sesamegets the woman into more trouble than she asked for and eventually into the arms of Apollo himself. And it should take little knowledge of French to appreciate the warmth and humanity of this production. Performances are tonight and tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. and Saturday...
Because black holes emit no radiation, they can never be directly observed. Their existence may be deduced only from the extraordinary effects black holes have on nearby objects, outside the event horizon. Lightman is attempting to predict the influence of black holes upon the distribution of stars, anticipating the day when such stellar patterns can be observed...
Field does not attempt to give pragmatic justifications for astronomy, although he does credit astronomy with starting the industrial revolution. He says astronomy provided the realization you could predict natural events--it offered "a few equations that had fantastic implications." But Field chiefly justifies the Center's work in romantic terms: "First and foremost, astronomy is an adventure--an intellectual adventure, but also an aesthetic adventure. Everyone can participate in one way or another." Field says, "Humanity loves astronomy--it's the wonder aspect. People don't wonder about bacteria, or the structure of the nucleus. It's a very...
Although the review committee commends the admissions office for its efforts to recruit qualified women, it does not predict how long it will take the College to achieve a one-to-one ratio...