Word: punch
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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According to an old saw, if a chimpanzee is allowed to punch the keys of a typewriter at random for a long enough time, it will eventually peck out Hamlet. Lana, a playful three-year-old female chimpanzee at Emory University's Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, will never accomplish that feat, but she is already one up on the hypothetical chimp. Under the tutelage of the center's scientists, Lana is rapidly learning how to read and write in a brand-new language called Yerkish...
Penn has relied heavily on its medley relay team of Alex Kazcikas, Tim Shead, Tarn Thompson and Crooks, as a potent early scoring punch in its last two meets. The group gave Penn a 3:33.6 against the Elis, with Shead swimming a 59.9 breaststroke...
When profits fall in one part of its empire, Exxon usually rolls with the punch because profits rise in another part. In 1972 profits fell sharply in Venezuela because of higher taxes, but they rose in the U.S. and Canada because of higher crude production. Last year, despite the criticism in Congress that oil companies earned extortionate profits, Exxon's net income in the U.S. climbed only 16%, hardly excessive in a rapidly surging economy; meanwhile, huge demand lifted its net income in the Eastern Hemisphere by 83%. If Exxon's foreign oil concessions are taken over in the future...
...purifying process, called Sonozone, practically eliminates that leftover pollution with a swift one-two punch. A small, vibrating metal disk at the bottom of a tank through which the sewage water flows sends out a steady stream of ultrasonic energy. At the same time, ozone, a highly active form of oxygen that readily combines with other materials, is bubbled into the tank from a nearby generator, which produces the gas by shooting electric arcs through ordinary...
...though a young team, boasts a balanced offense with scoring punch. Leading scorer Bill Burlington has collected 34 points while Terry Meagher and Vic Stanfield have each earned 27 points and six other B.U. skaters have notched over 20 points...