Word: propellant
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...stalwarts gathered that night in Radcliffe Yard to raise glasses of champagne in salute to the Radcliffe that had been a College for 120 years and, to the sound of a tolling school bell, meet the Institute that is supposed to propel Radcliffe into the 21st century...
...latest technologies, are likely to embrace the future as a dashing (if unknown) stranger who's appeared at our door to whisk us into a strange new world. Those who travel, though, are more likely to see rising tribalism, widening divisions and all the fissures that propel ever more of the world into what looks like anarchy. Fully 97% of the population growth that will bring our numbers up to 9 billion by the year 2050 will take place in developing countries, where conditions are scarcely better than they were a hundred years ago. In many cases, in fact, history...
...tackles by the backs stifled the Northeastern offense, while the forwards outplayed their Northeastern counterparts to propel Harvard to a 29-0 shutout victory. Belobaba led the team in scoring over the weekend with 38 points in the three games, accounting for nearly half of the Crimson's offensive output for the tournament...
...longer measured by indoor plumbing and a fashionable buggy, but by a Mercedes and a company in the Valley--Silicon, of course), the latent content of the Dream remains the same. It's a rags-to-riches story, where ambition and fate collide in the Promised Land and instantly propel some lucky Nobody to the status of a Very Wealthy Somebody...
...women will look for a strong finish this weekend, the tournament is merely a chance to prepare for the Ivy League Championships at Pine Barrens in New Jersey in less than two weeks. Though Princeton and Yale remain formidable opponents, Laine and company hope for some momentum to propel them to a strong finish against their Ivy rivals...