Word: speeded
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...state of future relations between Iran and the U.S. will depend on 1) the speed and manner in which the hostages are released and 2) the degree to which Washington can convince the volatile Iranians that it is not befriending the Shah and has no wish to restore him to power...
While their comrades were seizing the chancellery, another group of students was breaking into the heavily secured consulate section, which had just been rebuilt (at a cost of $500,000) to speed up the issuance of visas for thousands of Iranians seeking to go to the U.S. One irony of the situation was that in recent weeks the crowds of Iranians around the embassy had been there to try and get visas to the U.S. Noted the English-language Tehran Times: "Despite the public denunciations, the U.S. embassy has often presented the spectacle of being mobbed one day by visa...
There is no way to reduce the crushing costs except to burn much more coal, continue with nuclear power, speed the development of synthetics and solar, move to mandatory conservation, and, of course, drill for more domestic oil. Last week, overriding objections of environmentalists, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to halt an Interior Department auction of leases to explore for oil on the Georges Bank off Massachusetts. Environmentalists fear that a spill or blowout could harm the rich fishing waters, but the court decision was yet another sign that the U.S. will have to make difficult compromises to secure energy...
...debut season, Kingsberg earned a starting position at center forward because of her speed, coordination and enthusiasm...
While Kingberg is much smaller than the average defenseman, she makes up for her size with her speed--"I can force players to the outside if I can't make the tackle."--and her ability to fake. Also, Kingsberg has grown more aggressive over the past two years and has improved her kick so that now she feels confident at fullback...