Word: victor
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...phenomenon shown in this "pretty picture," says Dr. Victor Lorian, the center's chief of microbiology and epidemiology, occurs only when low doses of antibiotic are administered. At higher levels, like those usually given to patients, the results are even more catastrophic -for the bacterium. The cell wall disintegrates so rapidly and uniformly that there is no explosion...
Indeed. The running boom hit home about ten years after the war did, and its growth pattern parallels the rise of our Me generation. Running is intensely personal, owing, among other things, to what Yale psychiatrist Dr. Victor A. Alshul terms "its contentless character." Several journalistic punsits have poked fun at the sport, underscoring its intrinsic self-centered traits. And perhaps it is a damning comment that running has only become a "phenomenon" as we have become more preoccupied with ourselves...
...victor belong the spoils. That old political adage may have been laid to rest last week when the Supreme Court ruled that government employees cannot be routinely fired by a new administration simply because of their political affiliation. Critics, including two of the three dissenting Justices, quickly claimed that by striking a blow against the traditional patronage system, the decision could injure the already ailing political parties...
...deal that propelled the U.S. into the weapons-bristling decade of the 1980s. The prize was the $4 billion air-launched, cruise missile system that the U.S. is counting on to maintain a strategic edge over the Soviet Union for much of the remainder of the 20th century. The victor, not unexpectedly, was the Boeing Co. of Seattle, one of the nation's most successful corporations...
...first signs of inflation stress are marital spats, increased pessimism, and the growing fear among many men that they are not competent enough to survive the economic rollercoaster. Detroit Psychiatrist Victor Cruz says that it is not unusual for a working man, after being laid off for six months, to seek help for sexual impotence. Says Cruz: "The initial complaint takes the form of sexual insecurity, but the problem is often more related to the lack of being able to provide financially for a wife or girlfriend...