Word: vitality
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...think it's unlikely the bombing campaign will physically slow down his campaign to build weapons of mass destruction", said retired Army Lt. Gen. J. Terry Scott, director of the national security program at the Kennedy School of Government(KSG). "Anything he's got that's vital is deep underground right...
...space. But that's all the more reason to discuss them in the public arena. Nothing could be more democratic or more American. When we put our hands up and refuse to discuss the implications of the actions of immoral individuals--on the grounds that individual rights are more vital to the functioning of American democracy than context specific values--we do our country and our children a disservice...
...heard of a hallucinogen used by Yanomamo medicine men. Made from the leaves, sap and seeds of various plants, the potent snuff might have medicinal benefits, he thought. After all, aspirin came from white willow bark, which North American Indians relied on to relieve pain. In fact, plants were vital in the development of 25% of all prescription drugs...
Aside from simple increased audience enjoyment, this need for enunciation is vital to any production of Gilbert and Sullivan: the story of the operetta, in true G. and S. style, is a convoluted tale of mistaken identities and star-crossed lovers that can only be understood when it is clearly and resoundingly sung by its main players. To summarize: it seems that years ago the Duke and Duchess of Plaza-Toro had promised their daughter Casilda to an infant heir who was subsequently kidnapped but later found to be living as a gondolier in Venice. The operetta opens...
...Bouchard, a 29-year-old Cambridge resident who works at MIT Press says EZF's educational and outreach work is vital...