Word: spans
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...have disclosed that the ash blanket at Santorini reached a depth of 160 feet as against a few inches at Krakatau. For these reasons and others, geologists assume that the Santorini explosion must have had three or four times the force of Krakatau's. Within a very brief span of time, apparently, Santorini released energy estimated to be equivalent to the blast from a 400-megaton nuclear bomb...
...huge compendium called "Soviet Union: Arts and Crafts in Ancient Times and Today," which opened last month at Washington's Corcoran Gallery. It is the largest collection of artifacts and craft objects ever sent abroad by Russia: some 2,000 pieces, dotted across a historical span of nearly 4,000 years...
AUTO SALES should almost equal and perhaps exceed last year. Detroit's estimates span from 10 million sales forecast by American Motors Chairman Roy Chapin to as many as 11 million foreseen by retiring General Motors Chairman James Roche. Car manufacturers agree that sales of imported cars will be held to last year's 1.5 million, ending a nine-year rise. Reason: although imported cars will also benefit from the removal of the excise tax, the currency shifts will result in the prices of U.S.-made small cars being closely competitive. If total sales do in fact rise...
...instead of leaving the court at Jadwin Gymnasium with a 15-point lead after the first half, Harvard was barely ahead, 35-31. Guard Jim Fitzsimmons, who has carried the Crimson all winter, had scored 17 of its points, including 11 in a six-minute span that brought Harvard from an 11-7 deficit to a 17-14 lead...
...form and content, Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee attempts to break down this historiological dislocation and muting of the Indian people. Each chapter begins with a listing of national and international events that occurred during the time span covered in the chapter. By juxtaposing the events that were taking place outside of the West with those that are covered in the chapters. Brown not only gives one a more precise chronological grasp on the particulars, but also illuminates the historical ironies that stem from America's polyracial composition. Thus, for example, the same government that congratulated itself for passing...