Word: standing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...country looks from where he reposes. Jefferson is in style more than ever-the man who suspected bigness, distrusted cities, believed passionately in individuality. Jefferson is not readily available for consultation, of course. But if one cannot talk to him, then Dumas Malone, 86, the pre-eminent biographer, can stand...
...Concern about youthful boozing is similarly an issue in Massachusetts, which went to 18 in 1973. Bay State legislators voted to go to 19 last July, but then-Governor Michael Dukakis refused to sign the bill into law. His successor, Conservative Democrat Edward King, believes that his tough stand in favor of raising the age helped him get Dukakis...
Though West Germany continues to stand firm for free trade, pressure for protectionist measures is growing among other European nations. Last year the Common Market demanded that all its foreign steel suppliers freeze 1978 deliveries at 1976 levels. Also, 13 petrochemical companies formed a cartel in man-made fibers, carving up markets and agreeing to joint cuts in production. Says Fiat Chairman Giovanni Agnelli: "I don't at all like the idea of closing Europe off, but we must do it just for a while on condition that we emerge with a more competitive industry...
...chores; their mother, a college graduate, also takes them to special art, poetry and music classes in town. "They decide when and whether they'll learn something," says she. "We help them when they ask, but I'm more interested in how happy people are than if they can stand on their heads...
Enkephalins seem to be present in all vertebrates. They are part of the body's protective biochemical system for coping with pain and stress. Scientists suggest that people who can stand more pain than others may be able to call forth extra supplies of enkephalins. Those with a low tolerance for pain may be deficient in either receptor sites or enkephalins...