Word: sugar
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Enron scandal revived it again. And last Wednesday evening the bill survived yet another near-death experience, when its backers in the House went head-to-head with one of their most powerful opponents, the National Rifle Association. Republicans, led by Tom DeLay, the majority whip from Sugar Land, Texas, offered a clever "poison pill" amendment that would have exempted gun-rights groups from the bill's limits on paid issues advertising. If the amendment passed, it could have killed the entire bill by forcing it into a House-Senate conference, where opponents could bottle it up forever. N.R.A. lobbyists...
...high cost of protectionism can be seen not only among users of steel but also among consumers of sugar. Influenced by generous campaign contributions from U.S. sugar producers, the Federal Government supports domestic prices and slaps tariffs as high as 242% on most sugar imports. Mexico and other signatories of NAFTA will eventually be spared such tariffs, but the system in place today keeps domestic sugar prices at 22[cents] per lb.--about three times the global-market price...
This system encourages sugar-beet and cane farmers to grow more than anyone wants--at least at these inflated prices. The farmers are diverted from growing crops that would add more value to the economy. And high sugar prices discourage consumers from buying sugar...
Genes, Girls, and Gamow lacks the level of acerbity of the controversial The Double Helix, but still contains considerable bite, considering Watson’s matter-of-fact refusal to sugar-coat his judgments. Even his good friend, Gamow, is described rather unflatteringly as possessing a “high-pitched squeal” which “did not go with his generous bulk.” The Biological Labs of Harvard “reeked of ’30s mustiness,” and Linus Pauling is “a popelike figure.” Watson...
Electric mixer combines flour, yeast, salt, sugar, water and oil to make a 50-pound mass of dough. On a busy Friday or Saturday night, Noch’s goes through two such batches.The mixture is separated into four-pound loaves and placed in a warm area of the kitchen to settle.The first kneading occurs anytime from one to 10 hours after the dough is mixed. The four-pound loaf is massaged and stretched slightly, then left to sit until pizza supply is running low.During the second kneading, the dough is stretched across a large Sicilian pan, leaving excess dough...