Word: altering
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...cyclist: Their hard exoskeletons make them a force to be reckoned with. As a general rule, they are always going the opposite way that you are, and will not alter their path even in the face of imminent collision. Try to gain eye contact with the beast, then hit the deck. Take care not to antagonize the cyclist--too-tight shorts and poorly-designed bicycle seats make them particularly ornery...
...ECAC tried to alter its look this year by introducing a new logo, but despite the patch that sticks on the player's jersey, the product will be the same on the ice. Here is how the teams should finish the season, according to the preseason coaches' poll...
...wish I could rid myself of the premonition that somebody's going to get killed trying to measure Ron Perelman's waist. In August, Perelman, a billionaire who normally avoids speaking to the press, granted an interview to the New York Times. Apparently trying to alter the widespread public impression of him as a pudgy little bald guy surrounded by glowering security guards, Perelman said, "I do take a fat picture, but I've got a 28-in. waist...
These changes may alter the state of the club, but most members said they fully support the graduate board's decision...
...genes in question were removed from the mice while they were in the embryonic stage, after in vitro fertilization. Once the mice were born, scientists injected massive amounts of malignant cells into the rodents. In each of the genetically altered mice, little or no blood flow was available to the tumor, and the tumors did not grow at their normal, aggressive rate - or they didn?t grow at all. While the technology in this study is new, the theory behind it is not. "The idea of starving tumors of their blood supply is one of the leading areas of research...