Word: resulting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...months ago Khrushchev himself told the Soviet people to shape up-discard their familiar padded jackets and baggy pants. Result: on Moscow streets, vivid hats are replacing drab shawls, and more men are wearing fedoras instead of cloth hats. But following fashion is not always easy, complained Izvestia. Only one man in 30 can find a ready-made suit that will fit him. In a ladies' clothing store on Gorky Street an Izvestia reporter overheard a salesgirl telling a customer: "Your figure is nonstandard, and you won't find anything for yourself." The next 20 customers were likewise...
...growing Negro who in February jumped higher (7 ft. 1¼ in.) than any other man in recorded athletic history, slammed shut the latticework gate on an upward-bound elevator. When it rose, Thomas' size 12 left foot was jammed between the car and the shaft walls. Result: severe lacerations and bruises. After surgery, doctors predicted that High Jumper Thomas would be off the sawdust for six to twelve weeks...
...exact time, in microseconds. Stations on the mainland, which have been following the satellite for a year, can calculate Vanguard's position in space at the instant when it was observed from the island. From this information the position of the island can be charted. As a result, points on Wake, Guam and Kwajalein have been found to be almost one mile out of position. The islands are being replotted with a maximum possible error of less than...
Wolves resent people, too, occasionally eating them down to their boots. Result: U.S. wolves have been all but exterminated by resentful U.S. people. But Biologist Fredine reports that a study being conducted on Lake Superior's Isle Royale by the Park Service and Purdue University shows that wolves serve a useful purpose in the balance of nature...
...diagonal, arched timber beams. Outside, broad overhanging eaves, reminiscent of a Japanese temple, project over glass screen walls decorated with exuberant Gothic motifs. It might have proved a nightmare of clashing styles. But Maybeck took his cue from his materials and kept his eye on the site. As a result, the church appears to float from the surrounding hedges, ornamented by its own shadows and highlights and finished for all time...