Word: proven
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Whatever the attraction, Sesame Street's proven effectiveness in teaching basic skills to youngsters indicates that it will be a favorite of parents for years to come. "I've learned to count to ten," says Kanfer, "and I'm much better at recognizing letters now." The Cover: Photograph of Sesame Street's Big Bird by Bill Pierce...
...agree that women were as intelligent as men and that they shouldbe able to choose a career. But "historically speaking," he said, women have not proven themselves as directly influential...
...exhibit does not give us enough evidence to determine what "be-ing" is, or even enough information to excite the question "what is be-ing?" From the single quote placed in the exhibition, one tends to feel that White's concept of "be-ing" is simplistic, which is proven the contrary in his catalogue...
...owes its very existence to the recently successful two-man picaresques: Easy Rider, Midnight Cowboy and especially Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. But like a child aping an elder, it mimics the gestures and misses the point. The viewer can sense behind the film the search for a proven prescription. But such scrambles are self-deceptive. The movie business is too old to live on formulas; Little Fauss and Big Halsy evokes the repellent image of an adult pulling on a pacifier...
Seven Sisters. The Middle East and North Africa have 70.4% of the earth's proven reserves, amounting to 371 billion barrels, and last year provided 39% of international needs. Europe gets 58% of its oil from the Middle East and has only 60 days' supplies on hand at any time. Japan relies on the Persian Gulf...