Word: profounder
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...when Ben-Tor or his successors locate the archive, the effect on biblical scholarship would be be profound. Instead of relying on half-legible inscriptions and fragments of clay and stone, historians would suddenly have access to huge amounts of information, set down not to advance religious ideas but to record secular events. The historical accuracy of much of the Bible could be settled, one way or the other, almost at a stroke...
Prior to this season, the words mighty, Rose Bowl and Northwestern last appeared in the same sentence in 1948. "Da" was an inarticulate article reserved for Bulls, Bears and Blackhawks. The ineptitude of Northwestern football was so profound that the "Mildcats" lost 34 straight games during one extended period, and in the 24 years between '71 and '95, they averaged two victories a year. During the waning moments of losing games, the academically prideful students would chant at opposing teams, "That's all right. That's O.K. You're gonna work for us someday...
...been establishing a scientific grounding for the power of prayer, found the technique alone can lower a person's blood pressure ten points," Gorman notes. "Prayer will never be a panacea or a replacement for modern medicine, but it's becoming increasing clear that meditation can have a profound impact on the body...
Despite his profound interest in the arts, Ptashne is still most well-known for his contribution in the field of gene regulation...
...have been strikingly similar in the last few weeks in the ways in which they have made haphazard staffing changes which will have grave consequences for students who are committed to public service. The administrators' decisions to promote restructuring for its own sake, especially without any regard for the profound effects on the students they purport to serve, should not be allowed to continue...