Word: sufferred
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Though California is plagued by frequent temblors, it has suffered only two major earthquakes in recorded history: the fabled and destructive San Francisco quake of 1906 and an even bigger shock in 1857, which rocked the then sparsely populated southern and central parts of the state. Now that California is the nation's most populous state, it could suffer incalculable damage and thousands of deaths in a major quake. Such a quake will almost certainly happen and, says a young California scientist, probably within the next half-century...
...evidence indicates that people who live near sprayed areas are not the only ones who may suffer from the continued use of this herbicide. Matthew Meselson, professor of Biology at Harvard, published an alarming study showing that dioxin is present in beef fat at levels that have killed laboratory animals. Cattle graze on the sprayed rangelands and ingest the herbicide. He also found disturbingly high levels of dioxin in mothers' milk which may poison nursing children. While Meselson cautions that his study involves too small a sampling to be conclusive, he is nevertheless concerned about the continued...
Senator James Abourezk (D-S.Dak), the only Senate voice raised in opposition to the agreements said that, because of the agreements, "the remaining members of the Arab bloc will in all probability suffer deep divisions among themselves; radicalism, and all that comes with it, will be greatly encouraged...
...major impediment to progress is the caution of the blacks, who are wary about pressing for advancement individually and, even more often, are not encouraged to do so. Also, some of the blacks who do achieve higher posts find themselves alienated from their friends and family and suffer severe stress symptoms...
...Sahel, the Sahara and the Arabian desert to their ancient fertility and make vast tracts in Siberia and Canada suitable for growing cereal grains. But the rich wheat and corn belt in the central U.S. would probably become too dry for these crops. Hundreds of millions of people might suffer from these dislocations...