Word: react
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...actions, either of which would quickly destroy any fresh rapprochement with the U.S.: Soviet moves to deprive the West of oil from the Persian Gulf, or a Soviet invasion of Poland. "Any effort by anyone to jeopardize the secure flow of oil from that region would cause us to react decisively," said Percy. As for the growing crisis in Poland, Percy said that he made it clear "that the use of troops would change the face of the globe. It would call forth an armaments buildup the likes of which we have not seen since World...
...more than good coaching accounts for Reid's remarkable progress. "My large (6'4", 210) size allows me to cover a lot of area, and the hand-eye coordination I used in other sports helps me to react quicker to the ball," he says...
...Leverett House junior has developed the concentration necessary for a successful goaltender as well. "I don't react when we score a goal, since it doesn't matter if the other team comes right back." He does add, however, that a big Harvard tally can increase the intensity of his own play...
...confrontation shortly thereafter between Black and White Dorchester gangs in which a white man, Gerald White, was fatally shot, is not the aim of the Covenant, Mauzy said. "If I were a member of the Covenant [committee] I think I might stay away from those." To react to specific incidents of racial violence, he said, "is troubleshooting rather than working on the level the Covenant wants to work...
Econometric models are a combination of economics, mathematics and statistics. Model builders usually set up several hundred mathematical equations that represent the variables in any economy. After these are fed into a computer, the model can provide a picture of how the economy might react to a change in one or more important factors. Economists can predict, for example, how a severe drought in the Middle West might affect not only food prices but also consumer purchases of everything else...