Word: ten
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Venus. The space probe will begin orbiting the planet next year, using radar to map its cloud-hidden surface. The best maps now in existence, compiled by Soviet spacecraft, show features as small as a quarter-mile across, but Magellan is expected to do about ten times as well...
...question of the emotional repercussions of an abortion, Koop was more circumspect. Although pro-life advocates say the condition created by abortions can cause serious psychological problems as long as ten years afterward, the Surgeon General explained that in reviewing more than 250 studies, he had found "major methodological flaws" and could not draw any definite conclusions about the so-called post-abortion syndrome. "There is no doubt that some people have severe psychological effects after abortion," Koop said, "but anecdotes do not make good scientific material...
...batterers. Similarly, the city's prosecutors vigorously pursue those who violate protection orders. But perhaps the most important aspect of the Duluth program is that it requires batterers to attend at least six months of counseling classes. A man who misses two meetings risks having to serve up to ten days in jail. Follow-up studies done two years after the program started show that about 80% of the women whose partners went through the program were no longer being battered. "It's made a big difference in our life," says a woman whose boyfriend attended the classes two years...
...addition to the team win, Harvard also dominated the individual standings. Ten of the top 50 individual places went to Harvard students. Six others earned Honorable Mention...
...only those with rare genetic disorders could benefit from the new technology. Says John Brunzell, a University of Washington medicine professor: "Ten years ago, it was thought that only 10% of premature coronary heart disease came from inherited abnormalities. Now that proportion is approaching...