Word: segmental
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...theory, outlined by the University of Toronto's J. Tuzo Wilson, fits in neatly with the tenets of the new geology. As North America slowly crept westward away from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Wilson says, the west coast of the continent eventually met up with another segment of the ridge system called the East Pacific Rise. But the moving continent did not stop at this natural barrier; instead it bulldozed right over it. As a result, the West now sits smack atop this hot seam in the earth's crust...
...refusing to rage, to lean permanently on the poles of left and right, then it might be as salutary for the country as it will be profitable for Hollywood. With Love Story, the town sees a comeback, a chance to make films that no longer strain for an indecipherable segment of the unfathomable audience. It makes the kind of fiscal sense that no company can afford to ignore. A GP film can admit Mom and Dad, plus the two kids shut out of Easy Rider, plus an aunt or a grandmother. That makes an increase...
...husband could see it. Recalls Evans: "When Ali read Love Story and cried, I thought, 'Fine, it's an emotional story, she responds to it, and maybe some small segment of the public will. Maybe some middle-aged people. Maybe some kids, some Ali MacGraws. I hated all those Now pictures?including some of our own. I thought it would be a good, small, profitable trend bucker. But a phenomenon...
...rage of riot, arson and disorder eventually reached a point at which the central government was forced to acknowledge it openly. Warsaw television showed a 2½-minute film segment of overturned autos and charred buildings in Gdansk-but no protesting workers. Premier Józef Cyrankiewicz appeared on TV prime time to deplore the riots and to admit "a number of dead in the teens." The toll was undoubtedly higher; the first nongovernment estimate was at least 20 killed and 700 injured. Among the dead were "officials," meaning police. Indirectly, the Premier indicated that some of the demonstrators were...
...fifth recession since World War II-and the mildest-but it interrupted the greatest advance of prosperity that the nation had ever known. The shock of unexpected reverses left deep psychological scars on businessmen, workers, shareholders and politicians. Almost every segment of the population felt aggrieved. Reflecting the uncommon discontent, Brooks McCormick, president of International Harvester Co., said: "The nicest thing about 1970 is that it's over...