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Word: understands (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...glitches? Observes Bob Carlson, a traffic manager at Gould Electronics: "Computers are a lot better than they used to be, and I think they'll get better than people in some respects. But they won't replace us." Jorel agrees. "No robot can tie a pair of shoelaces or understand as much language as a three-year-old child," he intones. "You humans are marvelous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Computers: Ouch! Oooh! Cut It Out! | 2/9/1987 | See Source »

Rubbia, when confronted with charges made in the book, countered that Taubes "has not grasped the mechanisms of discovery processes in large-scale, collaborative science." He insisted that the author does not understand the give-and-take that normally occurs between members of large scientific teams prior to the formal publication of their results...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: How To Win a Nobel Prize | 2/9/1987 | See Source »

...pulled Arne because he was not stopping anyone [on defense]," Roby said. "He has to understand that we need him to play both ends. He doesn't regard his defensive game as highly as his offensive game so he doesn't go out there and try to stick to people...

Author: By Geoffrey Simon, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Men Cagers Send Brown Tumbling Down | 2/7/1987 | See Source »

...committee report did not address smoking in dormitory rooms and private offices. "Those problems are sticky ones because it is very hard to tell someone that they can't smoke in their private space, but they have to understand that their behavior affects other people because the ventilation is recirculated throughout the building," said Berman...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: University Reports on Smoking | 2/7/1987 | See Source »

...further analyze the pretentions of this perverted movie would be to dignify it to a degree it doesn't deserve. It's hard to imagine anyone enjoying this journey through decay, or to understand how the experience of watching an intellectualized version of Faces of Death could lead to anything but nausea. A Zed and Two Noughts is an angry, pointless film nothing more than stupidity masquerading as profundity...

Author: By Jess M. Bravin, | Title: Cinema Veritas | 2/6/1987 | See Source »

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