Word: slow
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...first successful black talk host, he has turned his guest couch into TV's liveliest melting pot. Rap groups get as much attention as Hollywood legends; George Hamilton or Glenn Close might find themselves rubbing elbows with one of the Jacksons -- Jesse or Bo. And when things get slow, Eddie Murphy or Mike Tyson could drop in unannounced. Man, this show is loose...
Every few months these professors published articles in obscure academic journals laden with phrases such as "totalitarian," "spiritless" and "crushing burden of communism." When news was especially slow, they published their articles again in a different font...
...their way out. They can pick and choose from a long menu of treatments, from acupuncture to cocaine-blocking medications like imipramine and desipramine, but there are no quick fixes. In the end, all crack addicts, rich or poor, must put themselves back on their own feet -- a slow process that calls for professional counseling, steady support from family and friends, fearless self-examination and not a little pain...
...European Community. Such moves would come at the expense of traditional Comecon commitments. Given the glue that binds Eastern Europe -- including everything from heavily subsidized Soviet energy supplies and raw materials to inefficient plants unable to compete in world markets -- the dissolution of Comecon is certain to be a slow, clumsy affair...
...submerged submarine. Radar works because electronic signals bounce off objects, just as a voice is reflected by walls or buildings. Radar transmits radio waves and "listens" for an echo. The direction of the echo and the elapsed time from transmission determine an object's location. Unlike relatively slow sound waves, radio signals travel at the speed of light and can circle the globe 7 1/2 times a second. Therefore, radar can almost instantly spot targets at great distances. Because it can see through clouds and at night, radar is superior to all other sensors, including optical, infrared, acoustic and magnetic...