Word: standardization
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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When Healy asked Wolf if she doubted whether he had received such a message at all, Wolf replied that Healy should have followed standard procedure and submitted the communication in writing...
...governments remain dependent on the support of military establishments that continue to exert considerable influence in civilian affairs. Death squads with links to the military still use guns to silence critics, making a mockery of the precepts of democratic dialogue and respect for human rights. And regionwide, the basic standard of living has sunk to the levels of the early 1970s...
Good news comes from California egg producer Paul May of Rosemary Farm in Santa Maria. May has announced that 100,000 of his hens are now laying eggs with 55% less cholesterol than standard specimens. Instead of the 274 mg long considered to be standard for large eggs by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, May reports that his eggs contain a mere 125 mg of cholesterol. They also contain about 25% less sodium, according to May, whose figures are corroborated by the California state department of food and agriculture...
Sally Zimmerman, also from the Commission, said, "The standard motive for [seeking] a protective easement is to protect the building after you sell it." But, she said, the owners sought the easement, "I presume because they want the building to be preserved," adding that she doubted that they would sell...
...early 1950s, Stempel toiled during the summer as a garage mechanic. After joining GM as an engineer in 1958, he designed a front-wheel-drive transmission for the 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado. Stempel's success with the front-wheel drive, a radical departure that later became a standard feature, accelerated his movement up the corporate ladder...