Word: ultra
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...zero gravity on the molecular structure of iron. That could provide clues to making it stronger on earth. The next generation of supercomputers that make billions of calculations per second may use chips that will be born in orbit. Reason: space appears to be the place to produce ultra-pure crystals, free of defects caused by gravity, that can replace conventional silicon chips...
...sense philosophy lies behind the tendency of large computer operation to downplay the location of their computer operations. "You'll never see a computer facility advertising itself. I've seen a lot that have been very low-key warehouse-type buildings and you walk in and see a beautiful ultra-modern computer at Tymeshare, a national timesharing computer network...
...fact, in the Senate campaign the "outsider" theme took hold so strongly that the ultra-conservative John Birch Society attacked Kerry as a "pro-communist...
Albert Nipon, then a manufacturer of staid maternity clothes, became the talk of the fashion world in the early 1970s when he introduced a line of ultra-feminine dresses. When the fashions appeared, everyone else was selling sportswear and jeans, but the carefully tailored garments were quickly snapped up by Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman-Marcus and other tony department stores. The onetime Du Pont accountant was on his way. Sales of Nipon's dresses (price: $100 to $2,000) this year are expected to reach $60 million, and he has collected a clutch of celebrity customers, including Mary Tyler...
With Republican control of the Senate at issue and with Helms playing a key role in the ultra-conservative movement, a Hunt victory could strike a death-blow to the New Right. Thus, the stakes are high and the ultraconservatives have mobilized behind Helms...