Word: protectively
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Fernwood Flasher. That night Mary snuggles up to Tom, who is in bed loading a pistol he has bought to protect his family from the mass murderer. She nibbles his ear. Barks Tom: "Cut it out." Mary replies, "It's been five weeks." The Reader's Digest has counseled her to assert herself, but Tom has different advice: "Act like a woman." "You mean do nothing?" asks Mary. "That's right," says...
...ENVIRONMENT. He has been the principal author of a host of bills to protect and restore the air, earth and water. Last year his land-use planning bill, 2 which would have authorized federal grants to states that draw up programs for orderly land development, was defeated by only seven votes. He had another setback this year when his bill to regulate strip mining was passed by both houses and then vetoed by the President. On the other hand, he played a key role in blocking future development of the supersonic transport...
Most coaches know this and take steps to protect their players against heat stroke. But some apparently reason that only those who survive the rigors of preseason workouts are worthy of playing for them. For these coaches, Knochel facetiously suggests seven surefire ways to kill a football player. They...
...significance of such doubletalk is not lost on either the Rumanians or the Yugoslavs. Both, in fact, are engaged in a series of diplomatic, military and economic initiatives in an effort to protect their relative independence...
...Human Prospect) in the spring. But some programs take a less intellectual approach. For instance, about 85 adults have signed up for a seven-day course in crime and justice at the University of Oregon this month. In one class a private detective is scheduled to demonstrate how to protect a house from burglars. Many of Oregon's students have not attended a traditional college at all. However, Grace Graham, director of the alumni college, says that "the ones who come without a college degree are usually so well read you can't tell the difference...