Word: signalized
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After Skakkebaek's paper appeared, says Myers, "it immediately became apparent that nature is sending a very strong signal that something is amiss." Just as theoretical chemistry in the 1970s presaged the discovery of the ozone hole a decade later, he argues, "laboratory work on environmental toxins presaged the discovery of the decline in sperm count...
...visibility of events like BGLAD are important in helping students feel more comfortable as members of the gay community. And they send a signal of acceptance to students who are thinking of coming out of the closet, Croes says...
...peace process for Northern Ireland. British Prime Minister John Major and his Irish counterpart, John Bruton, emerged from a Downing Street summit to present a joint plan for all-party talks on Ulster's future that could pave the way for peace. What was needed was a clear signal that the I.R.A. would call off the violence, thus allowing its political wing, Sinn Fein, to join the negotiations...
...about Wigand, a former vice president of Brown & Williamson and the highest-ranking tobacco executive ever to turn whistle blower, he was appalled. "It hit me like a silver bullet," says Alfarano. "[B&W] can deal with one or two defectors, but I think [they wanted] to send a signal to anybody else who's thinking about testifying...
...nation's secretaries of state have formed a committee, of which Massachusetts' Galvin is a member, to consider changes to the primary schedule. The Yankee Primary, if it goes well, may send a signal to the country that regional primaries are a viable election reform, McCarthy says...