Word: profounder
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Impeachment: The Constitutional Problems is a serious book written by an eminently reasonable and qualified scholar who has a profound faith in the wisdom of the Constitution. While the book is technical--and this is particularly true of the first chapter, which considers early English precedents--it is so sensible with a basic knowledge of the Constitution and American history can profit from a reading...
...Sachs disease, a genetic ailment that occurs almost exclusively among Jews of Eastern European extraction, is a lethal legacy that produces profound mental deterioration by age two, death by age four. Until now, it has been possible to identify-and warn -parents who run the risk of producing a Tay-Sachs child only by means of blood tests. But a Chicago ophthalmologist has an easier way. Dr. Edward Cotlier has found that the enzyme hexosaminidase A, which is absent in Tay-Sachs victims, can be measured in human tears. Collier has detected normal levels of the enzyme in the tears...
...Texan offered a bit of advice on how to ferret out the tattletales of state secrets. "If you want to find out where the leakage is," Johnson said, "listen to newsmen talking. Find out who it is they talk about as being 'bright,' 'intelligent,' 'profound'-and fire...
...questions raised by euthanasia, especially active euthanasia, are profound moral ones, and for the most part remain unanswered. One thing is for sure: To date most of the burden of decision remains in the hands of individual doctors. At this time there are no national or state guidelines to outline just how to handle cases which may involve some form of euthanasia, and few hospitals have advisory groups to help doctors resolve the ethical and legal problems they may face...
...film, taking its rhythm from scenes of a company of actors rehearsing a modern production of Racine's Andromaque under the direction of Sebastien (Jean-Pierre Kalfon) interwoven with scenes of Sebastien's deteriorating marriage to the actress Claire (Bulle Ogier). But the pace arises naturally out of a profound conception and full characters, and the intensity of those four hours is worth the time...