Word: preyed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Princeton's triumphs, though, have come against two lesser powers, Columbia and Cornell--regardless of what happened two weeks ago, Cornell is still a lesser, if not the least, power--and when journeying outside the Ivies, the Tigers have fallen prey to both Rutgers and Colgate...
...lynching. Youths hurled themselves into the river to keep from being shot. Then the blazing finale as a heap of gasoline-soaked bodies were set afire. Finally, over the radio came last week's terse announcement: "The government cannot govern," said a voice. "To keep Thailand from falling prey to the Communists and to uphold the monarchy, this [military] council has seized power. The country is under martial...
General Catan was probably also correct in his second statement-that the guerrillas have lost the war. Yet after six months of an army regime supposedly dedicated to the restoration of order, Argentina remains prey to repeated attacks of violence-often caused by the security forces themselves...
...finally advised the city to stop adding amenities, such as bronze ornaments. "It would be like throwing them in the East River," a citizen warned. Rochdale Park in Queens won several awards because of its multilevel design; muggers also gave the project first prize, since it allowed them to prey on residents without being observed...
...most dramatic tests of all is for certain classes of virus that can be identified by their size and shape. It may take no more than three hours to prepare a specimen for Electron Microscopist Frederick Murphy to magnify up to 200,000 times. If he has caught his prey, its picture can be thrown onto a screen for a roomful of epidemiologists to see. Last week Dr. Murphy prepared such a specimen, and CDC Director David Sencer asked him: "Where is your picture?" A frustrated Murphy replied, "The picture is blank." Dr. Sencer then admitted: "We do not know...