Word: prunings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...known species of the family Formicidae make up from 10% to 15% of the world's animal biomass, the total weight of all fauna. They are the most dominant social insect in the world, found almost everywhere except in the polar regions. Ants turn more soil than earthworms; they prune, weed and police most of the earth's carrion. Among the most gregarious of creatures, they are equipped with a sophisticated chemical communications system. To appreciate the strength and speed of this pesky invertebrate, consider that a leaf cutter the size of a man could run repeated four-minute miles...
...their authority to control what takes place inside the schoolhouse. The ruling, they fear, could place many schools in a difficult bind: it could pressure them to open their doors to all kinds of advocacy groups -- contentious pro-life and pro-choice clubs, for example -- or force them to prune down the range of extracurricular activities and eliminate popular groups like drama clubs and community-service clubs. Either way, education may not necessarily come out the winner...
NATION: As the cold war comes to a close, the U.S. is cutting defense. With vision, Bush could prune billions more...