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Outstanding, however, and ranking with that of the U.S., is the Soviet work in botany and agriculture. Among many new crops are green, red and black cotton. The Russians have found a method of planting winter wheat (in unplowed stubble) that enables it to withstand Siberian temperatures of 40 below zero. By crossing Merino ewes with wild mountain rams, they have bred a hybrid mountain sheep that bears fine fleece wool. Through their pioneering Institute of Artificial Insemination, Russian biologists have produced 50,000,000 farm animals from vacuum-bottle spermatozoa...
...Novelist Asch, the long years that went into the writing of The Nazarene and The Apostle were a dedication. On the last page of The Apostle he wrote: "I thank Thee and praise Thee, Lord of the world, that Thou hast given me the strength to withstand all temptations and overcome all obstacles . . . and to complete the two works...
...opening battle in the United States Senate. . . . Yet there must come a time when the debate must be held and when it will be necessary to have the worst said that can be said-because any course that America and other nations adopt must be strong enough to withstand the speeches of isolationist Senators...
...same seed in summer as in winter nor in rain as in drought." Douglas, born of a placid, comfortable mother, was conceived during a peaceful Vermont summer, weighed 12 lb. (or more) at birth. He grew up in a snug, warm household, and his roly-poly build helped him withstand the buffetings of the weather. According to Dr. Petersen, the "broad type" is less upset by extremes of climate than the slender type because it is better "buffered" and presents a smaller surface to the elements. But because stocky people are less toughened by the world, they crack up more...
...Steam. At that temperature, ordinary steam pipes become red hot; consequently, new metal alloys had to be developed to withstand the heat. To regulate the heating of the steam, the Navy had to develop a brand-new kind of boiler in place of the space-consuming boiler dampers used in land power plants...