Word: shallowing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...last Wednesday, the most auspicious moment fixed by astrologers, the first of the sadhus waded into the shallow, chilly waters. Facing eastward with their hands folded, they prayed and submerged themselves several times before giving way to the next group. The leaders then repaired to their compounds, where they were receiving swarms of alms-giving devotees...
...graduates of liberal arts colleges and Business School students, we kind Mr. Ginn's comments to be shallow, inaccurate and condescending...
...analysis is shallow in that he fails to identify the very different job markets in which B.A.'s and M.B.A.'s compete...
Much of that spilling occurred in U.S. waters. One reason is that the East Coast and Gulf ports are shallow and cannot accommodate the biggest and most modern tankers. The result is that much of the U.S.'s oil imports are supplied by a motley collection of smaller tankers that are often old, ill-equipped and indifferently manned. The U.S.'s daily consumption of foreign oil equals the capacity of 35 Argo Merchant-size tankers. With so much tanker traffic -an average of 30,000 arrivals a year -accidents are inevitable. By the Coast Guard's reckoning...
...when a vessel that was empty a few hours before has up to 200,000 tons of oil suddenly poured aboard under rapid loading conditions. At some discharge ports, very big ships can dock only at high tide. Delays can mean the ship sits on her bottom plates in shallow water before the draft can be lightened sufficiently. Such structural strains are repeated and severe, and, coupled with the tremendous rate of corrosion, they shorten the life of the vessels and constantly weaken them...