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...Balloon angioplasty -- inflating a tiny balloon to widen a clogged artery -- is much less expensive and dangerous than a heart-bypass operation. Unfortunately, the artery tends to squeeze shut again. But inserting a tiny wire coil to prop the artery open appears to solve the problem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health Report: Nov. 22, 1993 | 11/22/1993 | See Source »

...with leaders from 14 other Pacific Rim nations. With an expanding middle class and huge construction projects ranging from airports to mass-transit systems, the booming region should be in a spending mood for years to come. The Seattle gathering is a significant step in White House efforts to widen the pipeline for American exports to Asia, which is already the fastest-growing destination of U.S products and services...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Testing the Waters | 11/22/1993 | See Source »

...forward pass was legalized in 1906 to make football a more wide-open game. The alternative was to widen the field by 10 yards, but The Stadium could not be widened so the forward pass was adopted instead...

Author: By John B. Trainer, | Title: Harvard on the Field: Don't Be Confused By The Multi-Flex | 11/19/1993 | See Source »

...enlightened decision," he said. "It's very good that the court has been willing to widen its angle of vision...

Author: By Marion B. Gammill, | Title: Watching the Overlap Case | 10/1/1993 | See Source »

...very good that the court has been willingto widen its angle of vision," Rudenstine saidyesterday. "I think that it's clearly good...

Author: By Marion B. Gammill, | Title: MIT Wins Reversal Of Aid Case | 9/20/1993 | See Source »

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