Word: profounder
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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WHEN THE Supreme Court hears the case of Regents of the University of California v. Allan Bakke next month it will decide an issue of profound importance not only for the future of minority recruiting but for the course of affirmative action programs and the American civil rights movement in general...
Lynch developed his theory while conducting a series of animal experiments that showed petting could produce "profound effects on the cardiovascular system of dogs." A similar result is found among human patients-even people in deep comas often show improved heart rates when their hands are held by doctors or nurses. Lynch's point is that medical personnel intuitively know the healing value of the human touch but sometimes manage to overlook the principle because it seems unscientific...
...will be better. If an archaeologist were to come across only the locks and the cuts in that jungle, his conclusion would be: 'My God, what a civilization it must have been to build this!' " Many people, adds McCullough, feel that by relinquishing the canal "we are saying something profound about ourselves, that we have reached a turning point in our growth as a nation. Will we go forward as a people with our skills and great machines, or have we become a people who are pulling in and withdrawing...
Already the obstinate drought has wrought profound changes in the lives of residents of the still-seared areas. The cost to Colorado's agricultural industry has risen to more than $300 million, and many towns have introduced water rationing. Denver officials have rigidly restricted lawn watering to three hours every third day by threatening violators with fines. Water consumption in June and July dropped 28% from a prior five-year average for the same period. Typically, Denver Lawyer Tim Segar says he and his wife spurn dinner parties because it is their sprinkler night: "Friends also...
...deep and wide philosophy of life. An important part of it is mysticism." Appropriately among the ten articles of faith professed by a Sufi is the law of reciprocity: "To fulfill by unselfishness and a sense of justice for mankind." The austere Dutchman launches his austerity programs with this profound sense of duty...