Word: warned
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This is difficult business. The fossils presently available barely tell us what our progenitors looked like, much less the socio-economics of the nomadic hordes in which they allegedly roamed. But Leakey is intelligent and conscientious, and he treads carefully where the footing is not firm, taking pains to warn the reader when he lacks evidence to substantiate his conclusions. Moreover, Leakey seems to have absorbed every tiny fact ever written pertaining to his field and, consequently, his contentions come across as carefully considered and tenable. It is the breadth of Leakey's knowledge in the field and the skilled...
...them giggle by stumbling around, and crack them up completely by falling down. Comedy team Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong are clearly counting on the undiscerning tastes of high audiences to save their new movie, Up in Smoke, from the outright failure it deserves. The ads for the movie warn you not to go "straight" to see this movie, but if you have any semblance of rational thought left in your head by the time you hit the theater you'll undoubtedly look around and wonder why you wasted good money to see this film...
...their lands, to various weekend wanderers seeking relaxation or adventure. Last week there naturally rose urgent demands for greater separation of the commercial air giants and the pygmies, higher proficiency requirements for private pilots entering major airports and a speed-up in the use of new electronic systems to warn pilots automatically when they are on collision course...
Coach Bob Scalise, unwilling to go out on anything but a very thick limb, did warn yesterday that other teams could be made much better with the addition of just one or two fine new players. But he went on to grudgingly admit that, "With our strong nucleus from last year we should be competitive with anybody...
Castro testified he did not intend the statement as a threat. "My intention," he said, "was to warn the government that we know about the plots against our lives...