Word: uncommonly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...amoeboid explosion of rumor after 13 Ugandan military officers and civil servants sought asylum in Kenya, claiming that their lives were threatened by Amin's security forces. Soon reports had "hundreds" of innocent Ugandan refugees fleeing the murderous wrath of Big Daddy's goon squads-a not uncommon occurrence in Uganda. Nairobi's Daily-Nation reported that Amin was being treated for his wounds in "a friendly country, probably Libya...
Sagan, 42, occupant of a chair in astronomy at Cornell University, is not a neuroscientist. But he writes about the brain with uncommon sense and even humor. With many social critics, he recognizes that human intelligence is the main source of mankind's present crises. With Albert Schweitzer, he believes that "only a worldview which accomplishes all that rationalism did has a right to condemn rationalism...
...show is summed up in the title, which works like this: capitalize the letters of a word to make them seem like initials; reverse the natural order of syntax in a phrase; don't worry if the meaning gets lost in the process as long as the result looks uncommon. Following these simple guidelines, Cornelia Ravenal rearranged that hackneyed phrase, "the original sin," into the bogus poetry of "SIN...the original." It's a title that pokes fun at cliche by blowing it up, flaunting it, the way pop art does, as though it were profound. It works...
Warren Cooper, dean of financial aid at Boston University, said yesterday the practice of enticing academic whizz-kids away from prestigious schools with merit-based scholarships is "not as uncommon--or as immoral--as some people seems to think...
...forward is either in the lane or taking a shot. Players are restricted to two dribbles and must pass off. shoot or take their requisite two bounces within three seconds of getting the ball. The result is a fast-paced, intricately patterned contest. Scores in the 90s are not uncommon in the 32-minute games...