Word: pureed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...past few years planners in the parched lands of the Middle East and South America -not to mention more than a few drought-bedeviled Californians-have been toying with ideas for towing icebergs from the Antarctic to arid areas where they could be melted for their pure, fresh water (TIME, March 7). Last week scientists from 18 nations gathered at Iowa State University, in the town of Ames, for an International Conference on Iceberg Utilization to discuss whether such plans could be put to any practical...
...rest of the day passed at a roadrunner's pace. The Harvard News Office hastily scheduled a press conference at 11 a.m. Amid a bevy of microphones and whirring television cameras, Van Vleck expressed his personal pleasure and noted that his selection was a "recognition of the importance of pure science...
...after becoming less concerned with the intricacies of grammer and more concerned with "working thoughts out on paper," she says she is looking forward to doing the thesis, as a learning experience. (But, she adds, "that's not to say I don't think I'll have weeks of pure hell, come March...
...potent combination of sentiment, shrewdness and pure political muscle whisked the bill through the House, and it seems destined to pass the Senate as well, either at the end of this session or early next year. Indeed, Senator Jacob Javits, 73, is preparing an amendment that would completely phase out mandatory retirement over a five-year period. This abrupt, stunning legislative success is the hallmark of another revolt in America, this time by the aged. The 1960s was the decade of aroused youth; the 1970s may well belong to their grandparents. Some 23 million Americans, about 10% of the population...
...constructivist impulse to pure didactic form began before World...