Word: thins
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Salvadoran army's efforts on election day showed just how thin its resources are stretched. Not one of the military's 19 helicopters was available for antiguerrilla operations: all those in working order were being used to ferry foreign observers around the country. Taking advantage of the army's immobility, the F.M.L.N. attacked the town of Tejutepeque, in north central Cabanas department, killing 30 soldiers...
...facility will house research projects which include creating substances with increased durability, developing thin inorganic films to collect solar energy, establishing techniques for refining petroleum and creating a metallic form of hydrogen...
...face tablecloths and napkins covered with ink. Now the restaurant's business guests receive blank cards (3¼ in. by 5 in.) that display the silhouette of a polo player astride his mount. At the American Harvest Restaurant in Manhattan's Vista International Hotel, diners receive a thin pad that slips into a shirt pocket. Still, some places resist the trend. Says Harry Poulakakos, 45, owner of Wall Street's popular drinking spot Harry's at Hanover Square: "If someone asks us for paper, we give them a yellow legal...
...high levels of cholesterol lead to heart disease or what sets the insidious process in motion. The most widely accepted explanation is the so-called injury theory, propounded by Russell Ross at the University of Washington in Seattle. According to Ross, the disease begins with damage to the thin layer of cells, or endothelium, that forms the protective lining of the arteries. In some cases, says Seattle Pathologist Earl Benditt, the lining may be harmed by viral infection. He has detected the presence of herpes virus in about 8% of atherosclerotic tissue samples. Damage can also result from high blood...
...phone rang. It was the family's housekeeper, wanting to know why I was having a wild party. She said that she had just met a friend of mine, who said he was coming over. I frantically asked her who he was and she said he was tall, thin, and bearded. So I hung up, and called the police again--grabbing a knife out of the kitchen...