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...unknown. They can be triggered, for example, by extended periods of sunny weather following heavy rains. Scientists believe algal growth is speeded up by the runoff of agricultural fertilizers. The burgeoning algae form a dense layer of vegetation that displaces other plants. As the algae die and decay, they sap enormous amounts of oxygen from the water, asphyxiating fish and other organisms...
...aimed to evoke the fiery spirit of the composer's music right from the start. But as she opened her 4-min. program with a daring combination of back-to-back triple toe loops, she mistakenly touched both feet down on the second jump. That tiny error seemed to sap her usual strength. When, midway through her routine, she faltered and put a hand on the ice, it began to feel as though the Titanic were sinking. Witt, conversely, had held tough, her Carmen enticing and flirting shamelessly. Radiant in a red costume, Witt thrived on audience adulation, tossing provocative...
...same time, external forces have conspired to sap the city's corporate strength. In the past six years 23 of the city's 50 largest public companies have disappeared in a flurry of mergers and acquisitions. Ill-advised loans to Latin American countries backfired on BankAmerica Corp., once the nation's largest financial institution. The bank has eliminated almost 30% of its work force and auctioned off moneymaking assets; still it has not turned a profit in three years. Even Standard Oil, the state's largest company, has retrenched in its headquarters town. The decline of the city's corporate...
Most economists believe a deficit cut is necessary to prevent a loss of confidence that might bring on a recession. The contrary opinion among a few thinkers is that too large a budget reduction would sap momentum from the economy at a weak moment. But that idea seems increasingly implausible in the light of Washington's current paralysis. Says Economist Rudolph Penner of the Urban Institute: "The last thing that should keep you awake right now is the fear that Congress will do too much...
...Boston Society of Architects, social workers and architects told an audience of 40 last night that the competition was meant to show that permanent homes could help Boston's homeless people more than the creation of new temporary shelters. The panel said that efforts to produce shelters often sap cities' ability to build new homes for people...