Word: weighting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...East are agreed: that it would be a devastating mistake for the U.S., whatever the provocation, to punish Khomeini by using American power to destroy Iran's airfields or immobilize its oil production. Even the Saudis, though they are fond of saying that the U.S. should throw its weight around and act more like a superpower, are terrified at the notion that this might happen in their own backyard...
...temptations to cheat with anonymous quotes are many, however, and skeptical readers invariably give them less weight. In the wrong reporter's hands, the use of anonymous quotes can be a lazy device, enabling him to imply that he has talked to a higher authority than he really has. At worst, without putting his own good name at risk, an official may be floating a trial balloon, scoring off a rival or planting wrong information. The bargain may seem an evenhanded one-my increased candor in exchange for your protecting my identity-but it isn't. A strange...
Freshman Todd Gutchow tested his moves in the 150-lb. class; and, despite a definite weight advantage, Cardinal escape artist Mike Toohey quickly found himself overpowered...
...other noteworthy performances, tricaptain Tom Lenz won the 35-lb. weight throw with a person high of 60 ft. 3 1/4 in. Dave Frim copped the 440 in 49.88, and Scott Murrer grabbed third...
...ability to cope with stress may improve one's health more than giving up cigarettes and alcohol or losing weight, according to an article published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine by a Harvard Psychology professor...