Word: understands
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...National Science Foundation and the Chemical Manufacturers Association. The purpose: to find out why the layer of ozone gas in the upper atmosphere, which protects the earth's surface from lethal solar ultraviolet radiation, was badly depleted over Antarctica. The scale of the mission reflected an intensifying push to understand the detailed dynamics of potentially disastrous changes in the climate. The danger of ozone depletion is only part of the problem; scientists are also concerned about the "greenhouse effect," a long-term warming of the planet caused by chemical changes in the atmosphere...
...stage of open animosity has long since passed, says Storck. People realize that Wright's melancholic work is "not going to be Chamber of Commerce material. They may not understand it all, but they're not upset by it." Wright rarely ventured home to test his luck. He could reach the town best from a distance, through the acid of memory...
...chips. Thus Silicon Valley chipmakers like Cypress Semiconductor (1986 sales: $51 million) thrive on diversity. Cypress makes 80 different types of chips in a factory that can accommodate several tooling changes every day. Says T.J. Rodgers, the company president: "You can be very competitive with the Japanese if you understand what they're good at and don't bash into them head...
Bork was unswayed by the argument that by continuing the battle he would force a recorded vote on the issue, thus discomforting some of the Southern Democrats who had lined up against him. "I'm not a politician," he told the President. "I don't really understand this business of making them pay a price. I've got a life to lead." Reagan assured his nominee he would understand if he decided to pull out. The following day, Bork's wife and two sons accompanied him to a meeting with Meese...
...understand the policy and are perfectly willing to comply. People are pretty sad if they're just coming for the alcohol," Sporer said...