Word: upon
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With this decision, the Senate has taken a dangerous step of potentially global proportions. While there was never a guarantee that other nations would sign the treaty based on the United States' decision, it is understood that we would serve as one of the primary supports upon which the CTBT would stand...
...upon noticing the proctor, turned back into the room, and reportedly said, "See you later, guys," before taking off down the hallway...
Operated by the University of Richmond, Women Involved in Living and Learning (WILL) is a four-year program with academic and social components. Every one of the program's more than 100 participants--who enter WILL immediately upon arrival on Richmond's campus--graduate with at least a minor in women's studies. In addition, they attend lectures, workshops and run their own student government...
...interesting or varied as movies more geared toward us of the skirt persuasion (even the name isn't as fun) - only lots of guns and strippers, or some wicked combination of both. And while I can easily revel in South Park, if some poor bloke happens to stumble upon any movie with Sally Field, it is indeed a sign of the apocalypse. I once caught (caught is the key word here) my father whimpering over a Lifetime rerun of Designing Women when Delta Burke leaves Sugarbaker's for good, and I have to admit I found it rather, um, disturbing...
...medical journal, The Lancet, that links modified potatoes to intestinal problems in lab rats. Although the article is accompanied by an editor's note describing the findings as "preliminary" and cautions that they should not be used to make generalizations about genetically modified (GM) crops, they are being seized upon by the U.S. natural foods lobby. Charles Margulis, a Greenpeace spokesman, said the article lends "a certain scientific credibility" to the move to better regulate GM crops...