Word: cutter
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Coast Guard had six ships in the areaand sent armed crew members from the cutter Bearashore to help restore order...
...prove increasingly valuable to mankind as it yields its secrets. Agronomists see the forest as a cornucopia of undiscovered food sources, and chemists scour the flora and fauna for compounds with seemingly magical properties. For instance, the piquia tree produces a compound that appears to be toxic to leaf-cutter ants, which cause millions of dollars of damage each year to South American agriculture. Such chemicals promise attractive alternatives to dangerous synthetic pesticides. Other jungle chemicals have already led to new treatments for hypertension and some forms of cancer. The lessons encoded in the genes of the Amazon's plants...
...Beach readers, have no fear; this is not Sartre.) There are no direct references to Iran-contra, no arms-for- hostages deals and no Ollie Norths; Clancy is too accomplished a craftsman for such overt gambits. The closest parallel comes in the fictional National Security Adviser, Vice Admiral James Cutter, who is reminiscent of John Poindexter. Almost from the moment the admiral is introduced, readers can sense Clancy's scorn: "Cutter was the sort of sailor for whom the sea was a means to an end. More than half of his career had been spent in the Pentagon, and that...
...interview with TIME last week, Davis sought to downplay the debt issue. "We have the ability and the credibility to manage this debt," he said. "Also, it will not last forever. We will bring it down in time." An avowed cost cutter, Davis strongly denied rumors that he would dismantle Time by selling off its magazine operations to reduce the debt. "We are not going to sell anything," Davis said. "We are not bust-up artists." He also said he would maintain the editorial independence and integrity of Time's books and magazines. "Not only will we maintain editorial independence...
...Quakers' varsity boat includes junior Ed Pedicone, sophomore Chapin Henry, senior Jon Anderson, senior John Connors, senior Mike Peterson, junior Spencer Cutter, Jeff Pfaendtner, senior Mark Weglarz and senior Andy Goldberg...