Word: altering
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Shamir tried unconvincingly to put a positive gloss on events. "These matters contain nothing new," he said of the amendments. "We did not alter one iota of the peace initiative." Yet Shamir's labored efforts at spin control could neither disguise the fact that he had sacrificed his fledgling peace plan to his own political survival nor hide the painful truth that as long as that is his primary aim, Shamir will be vulnerable to right-wing pressure...
Ultraviolet rays have been implicated in the development of cataracts, a clouding of the eye lens. The rays chemically alter the lens' proteins, making them stick together and turning a clear lens murky. For protection during long exposure to the sun, doctors recommend wearing sunglasses, especially those that completely block ultraviolet, and wide-brimmed hats...
...hero's alter ego, Bruce Wayne, is an eccentric young millionaire who lives alone on the outskirts of Gotham with only his butler Alfred for company. As a child, Wayne watched as his parents were murdered in cold blood, and he has since grown up in almost total isolation, traumatized by the incident...
However, University planning officials said that while the new zoning severely limited the size of new construction on the lot, it does not alter the types of structures that Harvard can build. The new zoning allows for a building 45 feet high with a total floor area of 52,500 square feet...
TALKING with those people and living in an academic environment spurred me, for the first time in my life, to question my comfortable assumptions. Under the barrage of new experiences, I couldn't help but alter the way I viewed the world...