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Faced with the need of finding a better link between Oxford's shopping center and its spreading industrial suburbs to the east, Minister Sandys thrust aside 15 other plans and decided to drive a brand-new road through one of the most sacred academic groves on earth, the Christ Church Meadow...
...paddling. And the remedies which the Governor prescribes for the nation's educational ills are indisputable--all are absolute necessities for a nation which hopes to lead the world and still maintain its democratic processes. In view of the international responsibilities and a concurrent sophistication which have lately been thrust upon us, these programs are imperative, even at the cost of as yet uncalculated billions. The additional government expenditure proposed by the Governor is not likely to make the more conservative taxpayers happy. But as an investment it is certainly as likely to pay off as the 60 billions currently...
...aloud, "Oh, Lord, when will all this dreadful bloodshed cease?" Sarah, fighting desperately to keep the Queen under her thumb, only succeeded in losing Anne's affections. The Churchills' many enemies closed in-and with a crash like falling idols, both Sarah and John were thrust from their offices. But, by then, they were millionaires...
...energy is concerned, propel a commodious space cruiser to the moon and back. But energy is not enough. A uranium-burning rocket motor would have no products of combustion to shoot out of its tail pipe, and without some massive material to jettison, the motor would have no thrust...
...thrust, however, would be comparatively small. It might be fine for cruising around the far reaches of the solar system, but it would not be strong enough to tear the spaceship out of the clutch of the earth's gravitation...