Word: augmenting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...bill resonant of arms-race era defense initiatives, the Senate on Friday voted again to augment military spending. Specific outlays called for an additional $1.5 billion for the Seawolf submarine, increased spending on a domestic defense system against missile attack and a vote to scrap an earlier vow to discontinue missile testing...
Chemistry Head Tutor James E. Davis called the labs "behind the times." In the matter of students' health, this pronouncement raises worrisome issues. Organic chemistry labs often feature a wide variety of toxic and carcinogenic materials; improvements cannot come soon enough. Fortunately, the renovations will augment safety measures with the addition of new fume hoods...
...want to agree with the those members of the Crimson Staff who wrote the dissent to the editorial on Title IX ("Demand Sets Funding," Apr. 21, 1995). They Correctly note that despite the good intentions of Title IX, the legislation is often used not to augment athletic opportunities for women, but rather to eliminate athletic opportunities for male athletes...
...stress of the Harvard atmosphere may augment students' feelings of inadequacy. Dieting can become contagious, as friends evaluate one another's eating choices...
Should plasminogen prove to be effective in clinical trials, the non-toxic protein would augment existing cancer treatments. "Most people discover they have tumors before they come into the doctor's office," Bouck said. "My highest hope has been that surgeons could remove the tumor and prevent tumors that are hidden," she said...