Word: ultramodern
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...FORCE. Strategic bombers and missiles are not, of course, being used. Of some 1,800 ultramodern U.S. tac tical fighters and fighter-bombers, only about 10% are actively engaged in Viet Nam - and none in the Dominican Republic. Thus the tactical strength of the Air Force has hardly been dented by the combat operations in which the U.S. has recently been engaged...
...populous East, Laval University, long a landmark of the Latin Quarter section of Quebec City, has moved most of its facilities to an ultramodern, $45 million suburban complex, decorated with murals in the style of the University of Mexico. Dalhousie, founded with $11,000 seized from Maine customs officials during the War of 1812, is crying for new millions to expand its medical school. In Fredericton, New Brunswick, the provincial university is bursting its serene bounds. The University of Montreal's 14,000 on-campus students will soon ride two new escalators tunneled through granite to reach their campus...
colonial era, the architects concentrate on ultramodern styles. They also avoid native themes: new nations resent being considered quaint...
Nine Days of One Year. She's pretty, he's handsome. They live in an ultramodern flat. Both work. She dresses like a model, likes to make love. He's more interested in his job. She gets moody, neglects the house, makes scenes. "You don't love me! I'm not needed! We never see anybody!" He grunts behind his morning paper. Then one day while he's at work she receives a visit from his best friend...
Probably the only patients who must necessarily be deprived of the comfort of kinfolk are the growing numbers who are sent after surgery to ultramodern recovery rooms from which visitors are barred because of the danger of infection. In most cases, the presence of the family is a good thing. Even if the patient does not know his relatives are there, it is good for them to have the opportunity to learn to accept the imminent loss of a loved one. But relatives may need to be coached in deathside manners. If they have not already faced their own emotional...