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Most of the current testing of new compounds is done by manufacturers. If their record is spotty, it is at least partially due to the difficulty of setting up foolproof test procedures. The tests depend largely on interpreting how results in laboratory animals will apply to man, and they usually fail to take into account synergistic effects (a seemingly benign substance, combined with other compounds in the environment, sometimes becomes hazardous). The chemical industry is moving to correct the situation. Eleven of the biggest companies have pledged $12 million to start a Chemical Institute of Toxicology to work out better...
...groove encodes the sound; as the pickup needle runs over its "hills and dales," the needle is forced to vibrate at the same frequencies as the recorded sound. Translated into electrical pulses and amplified, the vibrations drive the loudspeaker. By contrast, RCA's SelectaVision does not depend on mechanical vibrations. The disc's groove serves only to guide a sapphire stylus over a series of irregularly spaced slots in the groove. The slots are so small (up to 84,000 per in.) that they must be etched into the master disc by an extremely fine, high-powered beam...
...emphasizing its traditional less expensive lines of apparel, beauty products and home furnishings. But the chain is still carrying a mountainous backlog of air conditioners, refrigerators and other big appliances. Even if Grant can squeak past the threat of a bankruptcy liquidation next year, its future survival could well depend on how profitably it manages to sell off its inventory of high-priced appliances...
...talk about laws, social structure, mores, psychology or history without turning to a writer for help, and since these subjects don't have to be expressed by a writer, Sartre concludes that they are not what a writer has to say. When you write about these subjects, you depend on certain technical words whose meaning within the frameword of history, let's say, has been agreed on. A special language has been devised to fit these disciplines...
Renovation of the Agassiz Theater will depend on the availability of funds and the results of an engineering study commissioned by President Horner last spring, Ford said...