Word: proving
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Bertrand Piccard, 41, and British balloon instructor Brian Jones, 51--completed their tour of the world in 20 days. The stakes were different (a purse of $1 million, courtesy of Anheuser-Busch, as opposed to 20,000[pounds] in Verne), but their intent was the same. They sought to prove a point--to themselves and the world...
...slowing down water, which raises its temperature and increases the time it takes the young to get to the ocean. Others are killed by hydroelectric turbines before they can even start downstream. Adult fish swimming upstream often fail to make it over the dam, as staircase-like "fish ladders" prove only partly effective. Some dams must be redesigned; others should be removed...
...Enough already! Instead of wasting time and energy exploding what remains of the old sex-role stereotypes, let's move on to the more difficult and important task of creating new, updated sex roles. Do we really need to determine who actually did the hunting in prehistoric times or prove that women have it in them to be just as promiscuous as men? ELLEN WEISMAN STRENGER Voorhees...
...Macdonald finds the right vehicle, he can still prove Ohlmeyer wrong. This just...
...Crimson will have to maintain that effort for its games this weekend. Its Ivy rivals always sport strong teams and prove difficult wins for the Crimson...