Word: weeded
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...immigrants spent in the main building was short (three to five hours) but fateful. After depositing their baggage, they headed for the immense, vaulted Registry Room on the second floor. The stairway climb was called the "60-second physical" because nurses and doctors were perched at the top to weed out anyone who looked short of breath -- a possible sign of tuberculosis and heart disease. Then came more formal medical examinations and questions about the newcomers' politics. Anarchists and Bolsheviks were sent home. Others were singled out for further medical testing and possible expulsion...
...laugh off the idea of depravity emanating from their civic orchestra, ballet or Shakespeare theater. But in a battle conducted chiefly in the media, all it takes is a couple of controversial recipients to overshadow thousands of uncontested ones. And in the overheated climate of current debate, attempts to weed out controversial recipients can poison relations between the NEA and its beneficiaries. Last week the endowment reaffirmed a decision to strip grants from four performance artists, all of whom deal with sexual issues, after they had been chosen by fellow creators. NEA Chairman John Frohnmayer asserted that their work would...
...species of the family Formicidae make up from 10% to 15% of the world's animal biomass, the total weight of all fauna. They are the most dominant social insect in the world, found almost everywhere except in the polar regions. Ants turn more soil than earthworms; they prune, weed and police most of the earth's carrion. Among the most gregarious of creatures, they are equipped with a sophisticated chemical communications system. To appreciate the strength and speed of this pesky invertebrate, consider that a leaf cutter the size of a man could run repeated four-minute miles while...
...Carey eventually earned a Ph.D., specializing in the early church fathers. He has taught at three Evangelical seminaries and was principal of Trinity College, Bristol, when he was named a bishop. He also served two stretches as a parish priest, and advocates an innovation giving bishops the power to weed out lazy and incompetent pastors. Carey is chairman of the important Faith and Order Advisory Group, which deals with church doctrinal issues...
...than in Iowa, proud producer of 20% of the nation's corn. In 1988 and 1989, the state's natural resources department and the University of Iowa sampled groundwater quality in 686 rural wells. Nearly 15% of them were contaminated with one or more pesticides. For Iowa State University weed biologist Jack Dekker, the survey marked a turning point. "What we had," he says, "was a one-way arrow pointing to a problem...