Word: stand
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Among fad-following drug users, the initials of the day are THC. They stand for tetrahydrocannabinol, the chemical compound that is the active ingredient in marijuana, hashish and all other psychedelic drugs derived from Indian hemp. In other words, THC is the kicker in the high...
Apparently that idea has not caught on in Atlanta. As matters now stand, unless Atlanta's citizens come forward with a big, overall subsidy, the opera, ballet and repertory theater will have to operate independently, scrambling in an every-man-for-himself competition for funds. In that case, the ballet and theater face severe difficulties. The opera, under the direction of veteran opera singer Blanche Thebom, may go under altogether...
...moving to the northwest at a rate of two inches per year. In some areas, however, friction between the sliding masses of rock caused the movement to slow and even to stop. "When the fault sticks," Hofmann says, "the movement is transferred to smaller, adjacent faults that can stand only a limited amount of movement. When these smaller faults reach their limit, the forces increase until the main fault breaks loose again. This sudden breaking loose is the earthquake...
...much restraint can the economy stand? One indication came in a Los Angeles speech by Andrew Brimmer, a member of the seven-man Federal Reserve Board. Citing a study by the board's staff, Brimmer said that even if the nation's real economic growth slowed to practically nothing for one or two quarters, the result would be only a 0.2% rise in the jobless rate, now at a 15-year low of 3.3%. The findings reinforce the belief that the Nixon Administration will have a bit of leeway in which to move against wage-price rises without...
...poets like Berryman. Or it may be that the poem as ballad is simply coming back into its own. In any case, the music world is experimenting with a revolutionary surrealism, and contemporary songwriters and poets are apparently enriching one another's work. Many folk-rock lyrics stand up as poems, and some poets-Michael Benedikt and Canada's Leonard Cohen among them-are devoting part of their energy to writing songs. Meanwhile, a modern music has entered into and enlivened the poem, giving Faulkner's demon-driven creatures new voices for their poetic torments...