Word: thorough
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...this point is utterly irrational and illogical." The London Economist thought that "private homosexual behavior between adults does no medical harm to themselves and no harm of any sort to others." Also in support of changing the law were the Church of England, which found the report "thorough, courageous and liberal," and a Roman Catholic spokesman who said that the Wolfenden committee's recommendations were "only acceptance of the fact that the community should not, in general, pry into a citizen's private deeds-even when they are misdeeds...
...Base. During the coming winter, the first under-ice base will get a thorough test. Named "Fist Clench" (officially Site 2), it is high on the icecap, 200 miles east of the Air Force base at Thule...
...permit a rigid stand on what the relationship is between nutrition, particularly the fat content of the diet, and atherosclerosis." Therefore it did not recommend "drastic dietary changes, specifically in the quantity or type of fat in the diet of the general population." Instead, the committee pleaded for prompt, thorough and uncompromising research to fix the facts. But it made a notable concession to the foes of fats, and especially saturated fats, by conceding that in any well-balanced diet for general good health, the fat content should be sufficient only to help meet the body's demands...
...major portion of the book is devoted to a thorough examination of the period from September 18 to 28, 1952. This week and a half provided an excellent test of objectivity, for it saw the controversial furor over the Nixon and Stevenson campaign funds...
...them. It's only the mercy of God I'm not a centipede, sir ... Ah, that's massive, sir. 'Tis you that has the healing hand." The warder turns, and Dunlavin sneaks a great swig from the alcohol bottle. "That's it, sir, thorough does it ... May God reward you, sir, you must be the seventh son of the seventh son of one of the Lees from Limerick on your mother's side maybe. [Drinks again.') Ah, that's the cure for the cold of the wind and the world...