Word: weight
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Scott's was. Fuel and food have been stashed at prearranged sites along the expedition's route. Each man wears 4.5 kg (10 lbs.) of insulated clothing and consumes daily some 1,030 g (36 oz.) of a high-energy diet (5,000 calories are needed just to maintain weight...
Brzezinski, a varsity football defensive lineman, takes care of the duties in the 35-lb. weight toss and is assisted by freshman William Doyle...
Catherine Griffin leads the women in the field events. Griffin set two records at the invitational in the shot put and the 20-lb. weight. Her 46-ft., 7-1/4-in. throw was good enough to earn her a spot in Harvard's record books as the longest women's shot put ever...
...First Lady. "One reason may be that some women aren't all that crazy about a woman who wears a size 4, and who seems to have no trouble staying slim," Mrs. Reagan wrote. The IRS has a more plausible explanation that has nothing to do with weight envy: the clothes and jewelry -- over $1 million worth -- may be considered taxable income...
Companies can also reduce costs by cutting back on elaborate packaging for their products. Paper, glass, metal and plastic packaging constitute 50% of U.S. garbage by volume and 30% by weight. To help shrink the mountains of wasted material, manufacturers should concentrate on using recyclable packaging. Procter & Gamble is test-marketing the use of recycled plastics in detergent and fabric-softener bottles. The firm says 70% of its packaging is made from recycled paper. Also, grocers could market more foods in bulk, requiring customers to supply their own reusable containers...