Word: testes
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Moving on, Sojourner headed toward a nearby, bear-shaped rock named Yogi, stopping on the way to test the consistency of the soil by using five of its wheels for traction and one to dig into the dirt. Sojourner's cameras showed that the rover's shove had displaced what seemed to be a thin layer of crust over the soil. "We used the rover as sort of a bulldozer," explained Golombek...
...take James Carville's much abused "It's the economy, stupid." It will stand the test of time, not just for capturing the essence of the 1992 Clinton candidacy but for uncannily foreshadowing the narrowness and shallowness (and one unalloyed success) of the entire Clinton presidency...
McLachlan tried out the concept of an all-female tour on four test dates last year, expanding the idea this summer. "There wasn't necessarily a theme we were looking for, but we all wanted a diverse show," she says. "So [this year] we made sure to get people like Cassandra Wilson, who is totally doing her own thing with jazz and folk...
Giving a preliminary interpretation of a test comparing the markings on the bullet that killed King with test bullets that were recently fired from Ray's 30-06 hunting rifle, Judge Joseph Brown said, "This comparison revealed that the gross and unique characteristic signature left on the 12 test bullets by the James Earl Ray rifle was not present on the death bullet." Adopting a tone of advocacy that a prosecutor termed "improper," Brown essentially called for reopening the King investigation. He told defense lawyers and state prosecutors that he wants to see the results of FBI test firings made...
Firearms experts for both sides agreed last week that the new test was inconclusive, but the defense investigator who oversaw the test argued that better results might be obtained after cleaning the gun barrel with a wire or nylon brush. Prosecution experts countered that such a cleaning might damage the barrel, tainting its value as a source of evidence. Brown put off a ruling until the parties reconvene this Friday...