Word: stems
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...their increasing ability to control high blood pressure, doctors are still not sure what causes it. Some cases of hypertension stem from kidney disease. Others can be traced to a condition called coarctation or pinching of the aorta, the main artery leading from the heart. A handful of cases have been attributed to pheochromocytomas and other tumors on the adrenal glands that cause overproduction of certain hormones involved in blood-pressure control. But all these conditions together probably do not account for more than 5% of hypertension victims. Most cases are described by doctors as "essential" -medical jargon meaning...
...Enders Plan, conceived by Thomas Enders, an Assistant Secretary of State, would prop domestic oil prices at high levels even after foreign prices recede. Purpose: to stem any rush back to cheap oil, continue pressure for development of alternate energy sources and shield against any future Arab oil embargo...
...bulky picture or cathode-ray tubes used in conventional TV sets, a beam of electrons originates in the stem of the tube and sweeps rapidly to and fro across the tube face. Its intensity is controlled by the signal from the TV station. As the beam hits dots of phosphorescent material in the tube face, they glow with a brightness proportional to the strength of the beam. This rapid action produces at least 25 still pictures per second on the screen, creating the illusion of moving images. In the new Westinghouse system, the images are also formed by producing glowing...
Today, however, being up to date does not seem quite as important as it once did. The reason lies partly in the same craving for nostalgia that in the pop world has brought back Scott Joplin and 1950s' rock 'n' roll. Mostly it seems to stem from a foundering of the musical avant-garde and a desire on the part of performers and audiences alike to reassess what was going on while the twelve-tone and electronic boys were holding sway in the academies...
...retrospect, political analysts found it hard to imagine what Ford or any other Republican could have done to stem the Democratic tide. Said Pollster Daniel Yankelovich: "If the issue had been just the economy or just Watergate, there would not have been the same outcome. But at some level of consciousness, the people put the two together. The result was clear-cut anger and blame. They zeroed in on the Nixon-related Republicans, not conservative Democrats or liberal Republicans." In large measure, the reaction sprang from the electorate's strong trend toward populism and moral indignation, as limned in TIME...