Word: proved
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Although the Oriental mind has long been noted for its inventiveness, Mr. Hasegawa's invention seems to prove the old saw: There is nothing new under...
Hung Up. Barbara Jordan, the eloquent Texas Congress woman who could help satisfy Carter's pledges to both women and blacks by joining the Cabinet, was proving difficult to place. She announced that she wanted a job "consistent with my background" and seemed to have Attorney General in mind. Her interview with Carter last week was described as having gone poorly. Said one Jordan associate: "He did not feel comfortable with her." Although the job was not specifically offered, she ruled out consideration of the U.N. position, and her friends advised her to avoid HEW as being what...
...constellation Cassiopeia. Beyond any doubt, it had not previously been visible. Other blows to Aristotelian cosmology followed swiftly. By early in the 17th century, Galileo had used his telescope to discover spots on the sun−demonstrating that the solar complexion was somewhat less than perfect−and to prove that the sky was filled with stars that could not be seen with the naked...
...take their complaint to a doctor, they usually get no help. The problem is that the physician sees the patient in the daytime and has no way of knowing the underlying cause of the malaise. Often the most he can do is to prescribe some sleeping pills, which generally prove totally ineffectual and can be dangerous. Now, as a result of the emergence of a whole new specialty that deals only with sleep disorders, the ailments that tortured Siegel and hundreds of other patients are finally being properly diagnosed and brought under control...
Will prosecutors be able to prove that Quartuccio was a contractor in more ways than one? As usual, witnesses are few. Sicily's Mafia may have lost its respect for its elders, but its respect for silence remains...