Word: thirst
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...unreadable. Through a number of verbal and conceptual errors, the authors have smothered parts of their story in gooey, impenetrable prose. 'Boring' is too simple a term for the complex problems that plague the book, but readers may find the effect the same." Alumni with a truly unquenchable thirst for the facts about that April, however, are best off with this book...
...then, if one marches into one's unhappiness, and refuses to leave until every social force that contributes to human suffering is dealt with? Will whole new realms of discrepancy open up? Is that vision of the city, of totally insoluble chaos, a correct one? The revolution, whose insatiable thirst for action we would allow to possess our selves, where will it go? Organizing, building dream cities with understandable electricity, waiting for the big apocalyptic brawl. How is one ever to assure oneself of the immediacy and solidity of one's vision, amid what often seems its complete transparency? What...
...should hang in." To reach a broader market for news of the ghetto, Earner hopes to begin a weekly newsletter aimed at business executives and social service agencies, and he is exploring the possibilities of a school kit dealing with such topics as narcotics and building-code violations. The thirst for improved coverage of minorities seems widespread. Editors, civic organizations and other private groups in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia and Chicago have asked CNS about the chances of establishing similar organizations in their cities...
Within 50 years, the U.S.'s demand for fresh water will greatly exceed its supply. Rather than wait for the great thirst, some politicians want to pipe water south from Canada's full rivers, much to the Canadians' displeasure. Others propose desalting ocean water, though the cost (about 20? per 1,000 gallons) is still high. Relatively speaking, by far the best bet is to recycle sewage water...
Immense Feat. Back in the 1950s, when the plan was promoted by Southern California land developers, it seemed a safe, simple way to link the north's water to the south's thirst. Ecology was a secondary consideration-if it was considered...