Word: tolles
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
That vicious, exponential math exacts a human toll long after conflict ends. Still, the notion that the U.S. should forswear the use of mines is unpopular among many at the Pentagon. "There's no easy way to defend a perimeter without land mines," an Army officer says. "But it's just politically incorrect to support the use of land mines right now." The ability to block an enemy's retreat by quickly dropping mines from the air is another advantage that some officials are loath to relinquish. "Mine opponents say it's a matter of morality and not military utility...
Mother Nature has taken her toll on Harvard athletics this week. The rain and snow has forced the postponement of a number of contests, including Tuesday's softball games at Holy Cross, and yesterday's men's lacrosse game at Brown and baseball game at Holy Cross...
...staggering increase over last year's 244,000 new prostate-cancer cases and the fewer than 85,000 recorded as recently as 1985. The acs predicts that deaths from prostate cancer in the U.S. will reach 41,400 this year, a number fast approaching the annual breast-cancer toll of 44,300. Says Dr. Nelson Stone, a urologist at Manhattan's Mt. Sinai Medical Center: "It sounds like an epidemic...
TAIPEI: Taiwan's recent war of nerves with China has taken its toll on the island's economy. China's military threats have damaged public confidence, as Taiwanese have rushed to sell their stocks and change their money into U.S. dollars, causing markets to plunge. Despite a government-led $7.4 billion effort to help stabilize the markets, economic growth projections for 1996 have been downgraded from 6.52 percent to 6.36 percent. "If this drags on, Taiwan will lose its competitive edge of market stability, and in a way that is Beijing's ultimate message," FlorCruz says. "China doesn't have...
Yesterday morning, I awoke to discover that another terrorist bombing in Jerusalem had killed twenty people. The same city, the same bus route, the same time of day, the same death toll, the same despicable group of terrorists. I would say that it is a recurring nightmare, except that it is real...