Word: steel
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...many of us moaned out loud when I.B. Cohenof Nat Sci III assaulted us with the worst everexam questions? "What was the final temperature ofthe beaker of water into which fell the steel ballthat had bounced off the nail after it rolled andfell off the table which was X inches off thefloor...
...times or bruise from bad. Watching the Bay State's skyline was a way of marking the economic evolution of a nation: the graceful masts of 18th century sailing ships gave way to the red brick smokestacks of 19th century textile mills, which in turn made way for the steel-and-glass towers of 20th century corporate power...
...overtones of glamour and stresses the female bit rather than acting. I don't want to be constricted and limited." But prettiness is only part of what the camera sees. Her formidable will is just as evident as those big eyes, and it is the contrast, the steel- butterfly effect, that is fascinating. She is, possibly, a shade too composed and cerebral in her thoroughly adult second film, the delightful period comedy % A Room with a View. Her character, a properly brought-up young person who allows herself to become engaged to a twit, is supposed to be slightly silly...
Despite the sweltering heat, curious crowds of reporters packed the pink courtroom in Port-au-Prince day after day. Armed soldiers in steel helmets surrounded the defendant, who sat erect, dressed in a business suit, seemingly impervious to both the temperature and the allegations against him. Retired Army Colonel Samuel Jeremie, 52, who was once a close aide to former President-for-Life Jean-Claude ("Baby Doc") Duvalier, had been charged with two counts of murder, each punishable by ten years in prison. He was also accused of military misconduct, a crime under Haitian law that could lead...
Among other matters, the congressional probers are investigating: Deaver's role in negotiating a settlement for the Daewoo Corp., a big South Korean steel- maker that violated American import restrictions; his efforts on behalf of Rockwell International to persuade the Government to buy more B-1 bombers; and his lobbying for Puerto Rico to retain tax breaks worth $600 million a year to the island's economy. So far, the investigations have publicly produced no evidence of wrongdoing. They have stirred up some smoke, however, by poking into Deaver's efforts on behalf of Canada concerning the issue of acid...