Word: provenances
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...cost could be reduced by the development of more efficient ways to produce alcohol. At present, the only proven technique is fermentation, basically the same, slow method that has been used for centuries to make liquor. Gasohol proponents have long been trying to get the government to finance the development of newer methods, and with Carter's help they may succeed...
...record on nuclear waste is no better. Despite periodic official reassurances, no proven method of safe, permanent radioactive waste disposal exists. A recent report by a federal interagency task force conceded this point, claiming that no available technology can guarantee containment of waste beyond a few thousand years...
...afternoon, Carter went to address the Knesset, and he did not mask his frustration. Going over the heads of the Israeli Premier and Cabinet, the President appealed directly to their nation. Said he: "The people of [Israel and Egypt] are now ready for peace. The leaders have not yet proven that we are also ready for peace?enough to take a chance." The Knesset listened to Carter in silence and politely applauded only once, when he had finished. This was in marked contrast to the enthusiastic response Carter had received two days earlier from the Egyptian parliament, which interrupted...
Bills suggesting changes in draft registration are also pending on the Senate floor, following charges by Sen. John Stennis (D-Miss.) that the nation's all volunteer forces are a "proven failure...
Charges by Sen. John Stennis (D-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, that the all-volunteer army is a "proven failure" have prompted attempts to reinstitute the Selective Service System...