Word: strayings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...obvious to those Libyans who might have had their houses destroyed by a stray air-to-ground missile that the War Powers Act still leaves much of the commander-in-chief's actions to his own caprices. Some non-revisionist historians might realize that 60 days neatly covers nearly all of the battles of the recent, billion-dollar-a-day Gulf...
...left, nearly causing a crash before the crew got things under control. Seems that the airliner's electronic flight controls went wacky when somebody in first class turned on his portable CD player. Experts at NASA, the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration have concluded that stray electronic emissions from CD players, cellular phones, radios, electronic games and even portable computers can interfere with flight controls during takeoffs and landings. New, more sternly worded warnings may be in the offing...
...earliest days, contends Fisher, the human pattern has been "monogamy with clandestine adultery." Occasional flings upped the chances that new combinations of genes would be passed on to the next generation. Men who sought new partners had more children. Contrary to common assumptions, women were just as likely to stray. "As long as prehistoric females were secretive about their extramarital affairs," argues Fisher, "they could garner extra resources, life insurance, better genes and more varied DNA for their biological futures. Hence those who sneaked into the bushes with secret lovers lived on -- unconsciously passing on through the centuries whatever...
Cambridge currently has three animal control officers. Control officers are charged with insuring household pets are vaccinated and picking up stray animals, including ones which may be infected with the disease...
...concerned about their facing legalramifications--it will help keep them on thestraight and narrow," he said. "Doctors only havesomething to fear if they stray off the beatentrack and by doing so put patients is jeopardy...