Word: prior
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Rubbia, when confronted with charges made in the book, countered that Taubes "has not grasped the mechanisms of discovery processes in large-scale, collaborative science." He insisted that the author does not understand the give-and-take that normally occurs between members of large scientific teams prior to the formal publication of their results...
Last year, nonetheless, a French team under Dr. Daniel Zagury apparently tried, without prior tests on animals, a vaccine on African prostitutes. Many of his colleagues were fearful that he might be experimenting with Third World subjects who had little understanding of the risks involved. Zagury retorted that his critics have "no competence" to judge his methods, but so far has not released or published his results...
...former dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences refused comment. on the expenditure of time and money to correct the directories "prior to my investigation" of the matter, he said...
...350th birthday gift to the college. In fact, Radcliffe officials have been in continuous contact with the Cambridge Historical Commision since last August when a preliminary design was presented to members during an informal meeting. Questions that arose during that meeting prompted the designers to refine the design prior to submitting a formal plan to members in November. At that meeting, commission members did not reject the plan but suggested minor modifications. These were made, and the plan was resubmitted and approved in December. Aida K. Press Director of Public Information Radcliffe College
...second meeting was a replay of the first: Stars & Stripes blew ahead on a gusty breeze to a 1:36 victory. But Dennis-no- longer-the-Menace did not crow. "I've been ahead two-zip before," he said, referring to his lead in Newport prior to disaster...