Word: scratching
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...with the elimination of the East-West divide, Europe is a continent that has suddenly doubled its size -- from 300 million to 700 million people. It has a high level of culture and enormous capacity for growth, particularly in those East European countries that must now be reorganized from scratch. In what was East Germany, we are already seeing levels of growth of 10% a year. And an enormous boost will come from linking the developing and developed countries of Europe -- the kind of boost that may happen between America, Canada and Mexico. But it's happening in Europe...
...Pacific using their knowledge of currents and the feel of intermittent waves that bounce off distant islands; they have explored the medicinal properties of plants; and they have acquired an understanding of the basic ecology of flora and fauna. If this knowledge had to be duplicated from scratch, it would beggar the scientific resources of the West. Much of this expertise and wisdom has already disappeared, and if neglected, most of the remainder could be gone within the next generation...
...testimony at North's trial had been deeply tainted by familiarity with North's Senate appearances. McFarlane's contention makes it more likely that all remaining charges against North will be thrown out. That would leave Walsh facing the question of whether to try North again from scratch...
Facing disintegration, the U.S.S.R. starts over from scratch ALSO: The Baltics go free and win foreign recognition...
...construction in Groton, Conn. The responsibility seems to belong to the Navy, which set standards for welding a new high-tensile steel that apparently permitted too much carbon in the welding rod. Though the hull was 15% completed when the problem was detected, builders may have to start from scratch using new steel. There are serious doubts whether the $2.5 billion sub-killing craft will ever...