Word: transformation
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...could still wind up on the dustheap of medical history; numerous treatments that looked promising in the laboratory failed miserably in the clinic. Even if it works, the triple-dose treatment cannot eradicate virus particles that have already tunneled their way into human chromosomes. However, Chow's approach might transform AIDS into a more manageable chronic condition...
...power brokers resurfaces as head of a rinky-dink cable outfit that hawks kitchen knives and costume jewelry. Yet the move was hailed as a stroke of visionary genius. QVC, Diller announced, would be the basis for a multimedia company poised to exploit all the new technology soon to transform TV: fiber optics and digital compression, which will multiply the number of channels available, and two-way capability, which will allow viewers to interact with the TV set. Home shopping, Diller promises, is just the first of a vast array of things people will be able to do over...
...resonate perfectly with the national psyche; his concern for the environment, education and the economy mirrors the visionary world view of the incoming Clinton Administration. Not a cheerleader by nature, Kennedy makes scant secret of his skepticism: "In the unlikely event that government and societies do decide to transform themselves, we ought to recognize that our endeavors might have only a marginal effect on the profound driving forces of today's world." If Kennedy truly feels that fatalistic, one fears that his next best-selling synthesis -- coming out around the turn of the millennium -- may be titled The Rise...
TALK ABOUT U-TURNS. WITH A PEN'S STROKE, PRESIdent Lech Walesa set in motion legal machinery that within weeks will transform Poland from a country with virtually no legal limits on abortion to one that possesses (next to Ireland) Europe's strictest laws on terminating pregnancies. Under the new measure, doctors can perform abortions only when there is proof of rape, incest, genetic abnormality in the fetus or an imminent threat to a mother's health. Noncomplying physicians are liable to two-year prison sentences...
...campaign promises transform into presidential proposals, sometimes with startling differences, voters in Montgomery County are starting to squirm like patients in a dentist's waiting room. Everyone is resigned to a little pain, but all are praying they can avoid a full-blown root canal. "Basically, I'm preparing to have to dig deeper into my pockets in the near future," says Sherwin Eisman, the Republican mayor of middle-class Huber Heights (pop. 40,000), near Dayton. He fears that additional federal taxes will inspire local voters to reject any attempts to raise local levies, including a May ballot proposal...