Word: shedding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...greater challenges lay ahead. How could a particular gene be assigned to any of the nonsex chromosomes? Scientists cleverly tackled that problem by fusing human cells with mouse cells, then growing hybrid mouse-human cells in the laboratory. As the hybrid cells divided again and again, they gradually shed their human chromosomes until only one -- or simply a fragment of one -- was left in the nucleus of each cell...
...strong and respected deputy to help him choose priorities and stick with them. He allowed campaign manager James Baker to play that role last fall, but in the White House he has so far denied such authority to Sununu. Bush entered the Oval Office determined to shed his image as an accident-prone candidate who needed extensive handling during the presidential race. He is equally determined not to look as sleepy or staff- managed as Ronald Reagan. As a result, Bush brought along no members of his superb campaign staff to the White House, "and that was very conscious...
...police officer is brutally gunned down and a frantic manhunt ensues. A long-haired laborer is convicted of the murder after his companion on the fateful night testifies against him. A filmmaker becomes obsessed with the case and produces a gritty documentary in which the prosecution's witnesses shed doubt on their own testimony. Ideally, there should be a happy cinematic ending, as the wrongly convicted man leaves prison after twelve years to resume his shattered life...
...writing to the Crimson in response to two recent articles pertaining to Mather House and the alleged problem with homophobia. These articles stemmed from a BGLSA reaction to an incident in Mather House on Sunday night, February 19, 1989. The BGLSA and the Crimson have shed sufficient, if not colossal, light upon the BGLSA's version of that Sunday night incident and the issue of homophobia...
Your article has shed some light on this quandry. Perhaps the council itself is part of the reason it is not taken as seriously as it should be. For example, your article said that Lee served on the FAS Standing Committee on the Use of Libraries. It is ironic to find that his concern for the library system is demonstrated by an irrational desire to vandalize Lamont because he "hates it." It's not surprising that people in his dining hall call him "a fool." Perhaps they have seen him at work in Lamont...