Word: stress
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...season, Bernal entered freshman ace Ron Raikula in three consecutive events--the 200 backstroke, 500 freestyle and 200 breaststroke. "My event is the 400 individual medley, which isn't swum in dual meets," Raikula said afterward. "Swimming that triple with almost no rest creates a good simulation of the stress encountered during...
...Warsaw Pact's strength continues to grow. But Washington's new stress on NATO has begun showing such encouraging results that U.S. generals now think that the East's ability to mount a successful blitz is decreasing. NATO Commanding General Alexander Haig told TIME: "You don't do these things overnight. In 1975 we designed a series of flexibility studies to improve our reaction time and enhance the alliance. We came up with about 900 findings and they served as a basis for our program...
Mazurov's downfall had much to do with his lackluster performance as the Politburo member with specific responsibility for Soviet industry. Since the tenth Five-Year Plan began three years ago, the Soviets have placed special stress on increasing industrial productivity and technological modernization. At a plenum session of the party's Central Committee last week, Brezhnev complained about continuing industrial snags and bottle' necks. He singled out "central economic bodies, ministries and departments" as particularly responsible for the inefficiency...
...light of present cost-control measures and Proposition 13 fever, there is probable reluctance on the part of Congressmen to undertake federal welfare reform programs. However, the governor is going to stress the validity of these programs and point out the inefficiencies of present programs, especially in the Northeastern states," W. David Stephenson, Dukakis press secretary, said yesterday...
Enkephalins seem to be present in all vertebrates. They are part of the body's protective biochemical system for coping with pain and stress. Scientists suggest that people who can stand more pain than others may be able to call forth extra supplies of enkephalins. Those with a low tolerance for pain may be deficient in either receptor sites or enkephalins...