Word: spans
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...huge wing bones imbedded in a sandstone outcropping in a remote part of the park. Now, after comparing the bones with the remains of similar creatures found elsewhere, Lawson has announced that they belong to a giant extinct flying reptile, or pterosaur (literally, winged lizard), with a wing span estimated to have been 51 ft. That would make it the largest known flying creature ever to inhabit the earth...
...contrast, the present-day bird with the largest wing span is the wandering albatross, which measures about 11 ft. from wing tip to wing...
Kawabata casts the novel in his familiar impressionistic style. The action drifts smoothly, almost dreamily: the actual time span of the novel is only half a year, but past events are called and accumulated until the story finally assumes a completely timeless quality...
...Work-Study School. Structured for students who are on the verge of dropping out and need extra help in academic subjects. The curriculum is divided into eight abbreviated periods to fit the students' shorter attention span, and students have part-time jobs after the regular school...
Everyone knows Bolduc has incredible speed, reminding one of a collegian Yvan Cournoyer, but it was never more awesome than in that 3:22 span of the second period, when he tallied three goals to put away Clarkson single-handedly. Before the Golden Knights even realized what had hit them, the game had turned from a tight 2-1 affair to a 5-1 rout. By that time Clarkson would have been better off pleading sole contendere...