Word: thrust
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...promoting an equally unorthodox theory about the origin of oil and gas. Nearly all geologists believe that petroleum is the product of ancient decayed organisms. Gold insists that natural gas is an inorganic component of the earth's mantle, as much as 200 miles below ground, and is continually thrust toward the surface by geological and mechanical forces. "When choosing a hypothesis," he says, "there's no virtue in being timid...
...Secretary for Political Affairs Michael) Armacost and (U.S. Strategic Weapons Negotiator John) Tower in interviews. Some other statements. We can discern that some of these statements are actually designed to make the product look better, or designed to hide the actual true meaning behind the words. But the main thrust of what they want to say is that it is essential to do everything possible to ward off, even to prevent, the slightest opportunity of reaching any accord with the Soviets on space-weapons bans or on the ban on nuclear testing. Now from these pronouncements made by Tower...
...scientific and technological progress not through "a transfer of technology" from the U.S. to the U.S.S.R., but through "transfusions" of the most advanced ideas, discoveries and innovations from Soviet science to Soviet industry and agriculture, through more effective use of our own scientific and technological potential. That is the thrust of our plans and programs. At the same time, we would naturally not like to forgo those additional advantages that are provided by reciprocal scientific and technological cooperation with other countries, including...
...suburban Maryland home, McFarlane spoke with Berri. During the 30-minute conversation, he passed along the message that had been worked out at the NSC meeting. Washington would not join in arrangements to free Israel's 776 Lebanese prisoners while Americans were being held, McFarlane told Berri. "The thrust was to get across to Berri that the Shi'ite prisoners were going to get released and that as a practical matter, he was delaying their release," said a State Department official...
...voyage early this century. "Seasickness broke out among us. Hundreds of people had vomiting fits . . . As all were crossing the ocean for the first time, they thought their end had come. The confusion of cries became unbearable . . . I wanted to escape from that inferno but no sooner had I thrust my head forward from the lower bunk than someone above me vomited straight upon my head. I wiped the vomit away, dragged myself onto the deck, leaned against the railing and vomited my share into the sea, and lay down half-dead upon the deck...