Word: proofing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...lowest point of Gerald Ford's unsuccessful 1976 presidential campaign came during a debate in which he asserted, "There is no Soviet domination of Eastern Europe." He specifically cited Yugoslavia, Rumania and Poland as being "independent" and "autonomous." Those remarks were seized on by his opponent, Jimmy Carter, as proof that Ford lacked the foreign policy expertise to lead...
...class family in which one of the three children, Corky, 18, is suffering from Down syndrome. The show is a breakthrough because it stars a youngster, Chris Burke, who has the disorder. Though he has a relatively mild case of retardation, Burke's very presence on screen is eloquent proof that such children can be capable, functioning members of society...
Calling himself a moderate, Battat cites endorsements from the presidents of Perspective and The Salient, Harvard's liberal and conservative student publications, respectively, as proof that his ideas appeal to the entire political spectrum...
...aspect of the opposition to American policy in the region. There is a difference between approving of some of the political effects and actually participating. I told journalists after the bombing that the press had relied on information coming from the ((Christian)) Phalangists. I challenged them to produce any proof linking...
...England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that when hypertensive patients were given the popular diuretic hydrochlorothiazide, their ability to metabolize the sugar glucose dropped 11% and their blood levels of cholesterol and fats rose 5% and 15%, respectively. The researchers stress, however, that there is no proof to date that diuretics have raised the actual incidence of diabetes or heart attacks...