Word: prolonging
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...suggested that the U.S. and North Viet Nam sign an agreement settling the military questions between them-withdrawal, prisoners, ceasefire. The political problem-"that is the most thorny, the most difficult problem"-would not be allowed to prolong our negotiations. Le Duc Tho now dispensed with the entire concept of a coalition government. It was now only an "Administration of National Concord," to be set up within three months by the two South Vietnamese parties and charged with implementing the signed agreements and "organizing" elections...
...Liechtenstein-based company, possibly with Japanese interests, the pirate whaler ignores all whaling agreements, hunts indiscriminately and makes its kills in a particularly cruel way: instead of the explosive-tipped harpoons used by most whalers, it employs the unarmed type. These do less damage to whale meat but only prolong the agony of the great mammals, often attracting other whales who, in trying to help their beleaguered brethren, are themselves caught. Last week, in a dramatic reversal, the hunter suddenly became the prey...
...falls to a height of about 90 miles above earth, some twelve hours before estimated reentry. At that point the controllers could use some of the 6,000 remaining pounds of fuel to rotate the craft into various nose-forward, "low drag" positions, in the hope that this would prolong Skylab's life by anywhere from one to five more orbits. By contrast, a second option would be to send the vehicle into an early tumble, which would cut from one to three orbits from its natural, uncontrolled reentry. A third option would be to do nothing and let gravity...
...However, I refuse to believe that the continuing fulfillment of its mission must come at the expenses of the support of oppression and injustice in South Africa. It may take some financial prodding, but the University must be given a moral pinch or else it will continue to help prolong the tragic nightmare in South Africa. For this reason, I urge fellow classmates to support a financial boycott and a mailing campaign to the Corporation until an investment policy which clearly opposes the American corporate presence in South Africa is adopted. Michael R. Eastman '79 Fourth Marshal of the Harvard...
Doctors agree that many of the new high-technology practices do not necessarily cure disease or even prolong life, but that should not be the only gauge of a technique's value. If the quality of life can be improved, they argue, that is sufficient justification for using it. Besides, says Dr. Cheves Smythe, professor of medicine at the University of Texas in Houston: "Our country doesn't believe in putting people on a hillside...