Word: zeros
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...area went from forest to zero," laments Brazilian Environmentalist Augusto Ruschi. "There were no gradual, intermediate stages. Within 20 years, the Atlantica forest was turned into pasture lands and coffee plantations, and now the area is marching toward desertification." The process is hastened by decreased rainfall. Even when it does rain the water runs off quickly, because there are no tree roots left to hold it. Nutrients are washed away, and the land can barely support the Pomeranians' cattle and subsistence crops...
...emphasized that Dean Rosovsky's basic concern is justified. It is certainly true that in the face of increasing cultural uniformity and blandness, brought on by the media's preoccupation with dredging ever deeper in search of the lowest common denominator (we may soon bottom out at absolute zero), we are losing a common intellectual basis. It is certainly true that in planning an education, we should take into account not only what we need to know, but also what we should know. Moreover, it is clear that the steady deterioration of American secondary education, public and private, places...
...this makes a mockery of Carter's vow to discipline the budget process by requiring each department to justify every dollar in its annual spending request. That approach, known as "zero-based budgeting," is saving little or no money and is simply creating a lot more paper work...
...best scores for Harvard were posted by Dave Paxton and Glenn Alexander, who shot identical rounds of 82-81-163. Alexander three-putted the first two holes for bogeys, but began to zero in on the cup in his back nine...
Today, except at a few specially equipped fields like London's Heathrow Airport, such daring Category III, "zero ceiling, zero visibility" landings are not possible. Aviation experts agree, though, that in a decade or two all major airports will be served by standardized electronic wizardry that will make landings in the thickest fog as safe and happy as the touchdown of a Piper Cub on a balmy April day. The new device, known as the Microwave Landing System (MLS) is also expected to help unsnarl the aerial traffic that often clogs the skies above major airports today...