Word: slow
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Slow Development...
...genius was always in her reactions to things. Some small outrage would happen by, and Mary, a Bert Lahr born lovely, would do a fine, slow burn, her indignation developing like a Polaroid "Oh, Mr. Grant...
...four children in the developing countries dies before he or she becomes five years old. And many of those who survive are mentally and physically retarded because of malnutrition. These people are not part of a disaster famine that captures the attention of the news media; they die of slow starvation in India, Latin America, and Africa. And when drought robs their crops of water, disastrous famine quickly sets in because, having been weakened by malnutrition, they have no defense against starvation. In the African Sahel, Bangladesh, and India, millions have perished under these famine conditions...
...matter how the problem is tackled bureaucratically, the mated evils of overpopulation and hunger need to be considered on two levels. In the short-term, the United States and the other developed countries can and need to help check famine and slow starvation. For now the poorer nations will have to depend on the developed world, particularly the United States and Canada, for food to save their starving. In a speech given in 1975, Morris Udall said, "Together with Canada, we control a larger share of the world's exportable grain than the Middle East does...
...Objects Lab, a Greek vessel lies on its side on a sponge cushion. Dipping a Q-tip in a solution an assistant removes old paint used to cover earlier retouching, exposing the crack-mending in the process. The slow and tricky work is necessitated solely by changed aesthetic tastes. Formerly, conservators could use new paint to "restore" a lost section of a picture without invoking the wrath of purists. Now, Beale said, the emphasis on presenting just the original, even when that causes gaps in a pattern...