Word: spiced
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...manking has not advanced more rapidly and how resources could be used better. His examination of mankind's history is enticing often bordering of fantasy. Yet it is unconvincing. Certain principles do not fit into his major argument, but seem to be included simply for their originality or spice. For example. Fuller contradicts the Darwinian theory that simple organisms evolved into complex ones. Fuller speculates that "South Sea-atoll, lagoon-frolicking male and female human swimmers gradually inbred pairs of underwater swimmers who held their breath in their lungs for every-longer periods. and after many in-breedings of largest...
...Harvard men's lightweight crew has a 12-year habit of going to the Eastern Sprints Championship and coming back with the Jope Cup. But now there's a bit of spice in the offing this year, for it seems the lights will have to defend the title without a freshman eight...
...press secretary with spice...
...that Brady, 40, has finally been named the new White House press secretary, after a lengthy search turned up no one better or more willing to tackle the job, his briefings will no doubt be known for meat as well as spice. Although not a longtime Reagan insider, he worked closely enough with the President-elect during the campaign to be assured of the access crucial for a spokesman. "The nature of Reagan is that he's an extremely open and accessible person." says Brady...
...spice merchant, Olayan (pronounced o-la-yan) started work in 1937 as a dispatcher for an organization that became the Arabian American Oil Co. and used his excellent English, learned in high school in Bahrain, to make himself invaluable. In time he was negotiating land rights for Aramco and accompanying its resident boss on visits to the Saudi royal court. In 1947, when Aramco began a major pipeline project, Olayan was asked to become a contractor. He mortgaged his house for $8,000, bought four trucks...