Word: stoning
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...motive force for mankind's checkered odyssey. But how does one dream in a technocratic age? How do a people regain the faith that caused small peasant societies to build cathedrals with spires reaching toward the heavens, edifices that it would take centuries to complete, enshrining in stone a testimonial to the perseverance and sweep of their aspirations...
...Precious stones are also being snatched up, though unwary investors can lose disastrously. In the past year, high-grade "investment diamonds" of one carat or more have risen 45% in value and now often sell for $31,000 per stone. But smaller and flawed gems, which are normally sold only for jewelry to hide the imperfections, may be poor buys; four quarter-carat, lesser-quality stones are usually worth much less than a single good-quality, one-carat stone...
Finally, at the 23:05 mark of the second half, Diaz nudged the waterlogged ball to substitute forward Dave Stone, who ploughed it under the prone Amherst goalkeeper to knot the battle...
...Stone did a superb job generating offense. He hit the crossbar on one occasion, and created several opportunities around the goal area. Alberto Villar unleased a wicked drive that hooked past the goalie but also struck the crossbar...
Although some experts have said Stonehenge's builders could predict solar eclipses by making observations from certain positions near the main ring, Gingerich said he is reluctant to accept such a theory. Even though eclipses can be roughly predicted with the stone formation, ancient peoples may not have observed this fact or understood the phenomenon, he added...