Word: traced
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Morse's own method of attack has been to arrange his book in alternating chapters devoted to periods of Stevens' life and to the poetry written during them. The chapters on the poetry trace the development of Stevens' artistic career. They are mostly interesting, competent, efficient; they provide some illuminating new readings, and the careful scholarship they display is impeccable. The biographical chapters, however, are ghastly: without color, without flair, without a wealth of detail, and worst, without passion...
...Since independence, France has maintained a standing army of 1,000 Legionnaires outside Fort Lamy, Chad's capital. But since April, 1969, when Tombalbaye called for French intervention, French military presence in Chad has more than tripled. Using sophisticated weapons, including helicopters and light aircraft, the Legionnaires trace guerrilla tracks of flight across the sands; armed convoys penetrate desolate sand dunes chasing bands of rebels...
...apparent exception to the high tolerance to milk among dairy cultures exists in Cyprus. The exception proves the rule, says McCracken. Cyprus produces lots of milk, but most of it is made into cheese, which-like milk that has been soured or fermented-contains only a trace of lactose. This suggests to McCracken that such low-lactose milk products should have a greater part in feeding programs around the world. That would enable millions of the hungry to circumvent nature's original law that milk is for infants only...
...buck sector of U.S. society. Some of his touches are good. He knows, for instance, the precise frequencies at which high-salaried underlings twitch in the presence of heavy money. He can show two flacks of opposed allegiance snicking at each other with unsheathed falsehoods, and trace the exact grimace of the loser...
...screens applicants to discover addicts before they are hired. Manhattan-based Con Edison, for example, turned away 44 addicted job seekers in 1968 and 78 last year. Companies have recently begun demanding that applicants submit to a special urine analysis; in the case of users, the test turns up traces of barbiturates, amphetamines and morphine, which the body metabolizes out of heroin. The tests have led to a burgeoning business for private laboratories; some do several hundred urinalyses a day, at $4.50 each. Even these tests are not foolproof. If a specimen shows a hint of quinine, which is often...