Word: buildup
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Call it the summer of love across the Taiwan Strait, at least where the arts community is concerned. While political tensions simmer on other fronts - China's military buildup, Taiwan's ongoing bid for U.N. recognition, the Olympic torch route, to name a few - cultural exchanges have never been healthier. Cloud Gate is just one example. The largest group of terracotta-army artifacts ever to leave China (116 in total) is another: it was on exhibit last month at Taiwan's National Museum of History, before embarking on a world tour that will include London's British Museum...
...marine biologists have a more positive take on the thousands of icebergs that have broken free from Antarctica in recent years. These frigid, starkly beautiful mountains of floating ice turn out to be bubbling hot spots of biological activity. And in theory, at least, they could help counteract the buildup of greenhouse gases that are heating the planet...
...candidate himself, who recently returned from Iraq, did not indicate any misgivings about his stance in favor of the Iraq invasion and the subsequent military buildup. Instead, he framed it as a test of national resolve, and one that is of historic proportion. "We must act boldly and with confidence that history has not yet assigned us a challenge that we cannot meet successfully," he said. "Though we regret the mistakes we have made in this war, they must not cause us self-doubt. We must learn from them, as Americans have always learned from our mistakes, and fight smarter...
...just as dangerous for nonsmokers as smoking is for smokers, but now there's fresh evidence quantifying just how hazardous the after burn from cigarettes can be, and how quickly it affects your body. Scientists at the Oregon Department of Health documented for the first time an hourly buildup of a cancer-causing compound from cigarette smoke in the blood and urine of nonsmokers working in bars and restaurants in the state...
...billion Arms package proposed for Taiwan by the Bush Administration in 2001 to meet the challenge of China's military buildup. Many Taiwanese have argued that the suggested purchases were too expensive and likely to fuel an arms race with the mainland...