Word: weightness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...something about it. It can't be some hare-brained scheme that would cost umpteen billion dollars for an immediate mission," he stresses, "but we can do all of the precursor planning and prepare the kind of launch vehicle necessary to do the job." Brown's words carry weight; he will preside over hearings on the subject during the current session of Congress...
...most of that weight comes from hefty BU Coach Jack Parker whose triumphs and past successes tip the scales in favor of the Terriers in the historical mystique department...
...sixth-ranked Terriers (16-5-2) and the lowly Eagles (6-14-4) have already met three times this season. Not surprisingly, BU has won all three games by a total of 12 goals and goes into the game with the weight of previous success behind...
Unfortunately, however, in Israel, international law does not carry much weight. Israel's practices during its occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip violate several Geneva Convention articles and United Nations resolutions. For example, U.N. Resolution 194 calls for the return of any Palestinians made refugees in 1948 and for the compensation of those who do not wish to return. But Palestinians driven from their land in the 1948 and 1967 wars with Israel are forbidden from returning by the Israeli authorities. Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights is another glaring violation of U.N. resolutions...
...report's data was drawn from the Brighamand Women Hospital Nurses' Health Study, a 17-yearold ongoing observation of 121,700 middle-agedfemale registered nurses. The study, the largestever involving former female smokers, asked nursesto describe their age, height, weight, smokinghistory, and other disease specifics...