Word: stems
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Christmas is a time when people reach for their Dickens, in their minds if not on their bookshelves. The prevailing sentiments of the season, after all, stem as much from Dickens' Scrooge and Bob Cratchit as from the Christian church or Macy's. Thus this compendium of material by and about England's greatest popular novelist is timely. Not too timely, though, for it is no glossy candy box of a book. Unillustrated and unpretentious, its value will endure many Christmases...
Epstein, who said he saw the robbery from the window of his room in Adams House, reported that the thieves scaled the outside of the four story building, sawed through a thick copper stem, and lowered the bird to the waiting...
Some of the shortages stem from short-lived causes. Early this year, for example, Mississippi floods drowned some cotton fields. But most of the trouble points to basic imbalances in the economy. Demand has now pushed production in U.S. major industries to an average 94% of capacity, a pace that is almost bound to create bottlenecks and long waits for deliveries. A number of industries, notably paper, steel and oil, have been unable to build as much capacity as they now need; their executives often grumble that environmentalists are to blame...
Many of this year's design changes-and price increases ranging from $61 to $271 a car-stem from Government-ordered improvements in safety and antipollution features. The new models have advanced emission control units, reinforced roofs and strong, impact-absorbing bumpers. Motorists will notice most the federally mandated seat-belt interlock system. Lap and shoulder belts have been combined into one harness with a lock that completes an electric circuit with the starter. If the driver or a front-seat passenger fails to lock the harness, the car will not start. (If the car does not start even...
...Many of the major ills that infect modern-day government stem from the fact that public officials simply do not listen to the people," Cohen says. "This results in one of the most serious problems threatening all of us, both as a nation and a people--the high level of alienation of the average citizen from his political and governmental institutions. By walking through the towns and along the highways, I can meet thousands of citizens who would otherwise have almost no contact with the political system. They deserve a chance to make themselves heard...