Word: quicked
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...plow blades, valuable topsoil only a few inches thick becomes vulnerable to wind and rain erosion; once gone, it takes decades to replace. The sodbusters are either big operators who buy land and plow on a major scale, or small ranchers who break their own land for a quick cash fix. "I want to make a buck," concedes John Greytak, 53, a former Datsun dealer and present grain operator who since 1974 has broken 250,000 acres of grazing land, mostly in Montana, and stores some 30% of his wheat production in giant bins (for which the Government pays...
...under way. Victor Mehta (Roshan Seth), an Indian novelist similar to V.S. Naipaul, debates Stephen Andrews (Bill Nighy), a young left-wing journalist, on the subject of an author's responsibility to the Third World objects of his satire. The prize: a pretty American actress, Peggy Whitton (Diana Quick). Believe who will. Why would a novelist of declared hostility to the "barbarians" be invited to speak at a meeting devoted to them? Why would an intelligent woman agree to be a sexual trophy? Why (as we discover) would a movie studio make a film from the novel Mehta wrote...
...squeeze may serve as a warning for countries who once sought quick riches from their natural resources only to find themselves stymied when commodity prices fell. Counting on a permanent high price for oil, Mexico had borrowed heavily from banks in the U.S. and elsewhere to finance drilling, steel production, roads, hospitals and increased automobile manufacturing. Bankers in New York, Tokyo and London dispensed the money after only cursory precautions because the loans were paying lucratively high interest rates of as much as 17%. Moreover, it all seemed so safe. Mexico's oil exports were rising from a paltry...
Through her quiet leadership, Wentzell says, Horne set an example for the young Crimson squad. But after a quick 5--0 start this year. The batwomen full on hard times---again. The squad ended with a losing record, the sixth out of seven Harvard clubs that Horne has played on to finish below...
When it was first established, the P-3 lab was used for experiments with human and animal genes that were considered highly dangerous at the time. Currently, the lab is not being used for any "high risk" experiments, yet Harding is quick to add. "If we need to use the lab for this type of work, we are ready to reactivate...