Word: primed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...imperial power, as indeed they already are being called even by those with whom they have had long association." That was a clear reference to Egypt, Somalia and the Sudan, all of which have expelled Russian advisers. Lest anyone miss his point, Obasanjo concluded: "We must be the prime determinants of our destiny. Let the Soviets and their collaborators heed this timely counsel...
...Kingston's airport last week, Jamaica's top government officials were on hand to greet Chinese Vice Premier Keng Piao and his 27-member entourage. The visitor declared that "China and Jamaica both belong to the Third World." Later, at a luncheon given by Democratic Socialist Prime Minister Michael Manley, the handsome, white-haired Chinese leader delivered a now familiar blast at the Americans and the Russians: "The superpowers are racking their brains to divide and sabotage the Third World movement by despicable means, but the nonaligned countries are uniting to frustrate their schemes." By week...
After considerable cajoling by his fellow summiteers, President Carter eased his stand against the export of nuclear fuel. He and Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau agreed that their countries would be "reliable suppliers" of enriched uranium to the Western Europeans and Japanese, provided that those nations impose stricter safeguards against the spread of atomic weapons; they said they would...
Equally important, the sperm must be primed for fertilization or, in the technical term, capacitated. This means that the chemical inhibitors preventing the sperm from penetrating the egg must be removed from the surface of the sperm. How this trick is accomplished in the body remains a puzzle; some scientists think that the woman's secretions do the job. But in the lab, experimenters usually are able to prime the sperm simply by gently bathing them in a salt solution. There is also the critical matter of timing: neither eggs nor sperm have unlimited lifetimes, nor does the uterus remain...
...Oldham health officials for allowing the Mail to control news from the hospital. Embarrassed, regional health authorities ordered that any bulletins be given to all comers. Sniffed Guardian Editor Peter Preston: "The research, the doctors, the hospital-all were funded by the taxpayer. It's as if the Prime Minister said, 'For 350 quid I'll give you a private briefing...