Word: developing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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POINT 1. HOLLIS terminals. Why are there none inside the stacks? The current setup presumes that all library users can develop a detailed and comprehensive research plan while sitting in the comparative safety of the reference room...
Fast-food resistance began to crumble under the assault. By the end of the month, Burger King, Wendy's and finally McDonald's announced that they were switching to healthy vegetable oils for cooking French fries. And they began working harder to develop leaner burgers. "The dominoes have fallen," Sokolof said. "I couldn't be happier. Millions of ounces of saturated fat won't be clogging the arteries of American people...
...designed an intergalactic Gothic set in which to develop his complex vision. Placed in a world of darkness and asymmetries, Aeschylus' familiar characters are de-familiarized, distored and dissected. Athena, once the cool, collected goddess of wisdom, is transformed into a weary, indifferent hostess. The Athenian court of justice degenerates into a cocktail party where under-the-table arm-twisting subverts the Athenian ideal of justice. The furies are not beyond consoling themselves with booze, narcotics and yogurt, not is Orestes above Oedipal fantasies for the mother whome he has murdered...
With the Persian Gulf crisis as a fresh reminder that oil supplies are uncertain, interest in alternative fuels for vehicles is suddenly stronger than it has been in years. From automakers to energy companies, the race to develop a clean and dependable substitute for gasoline is in full gear. Chrysler recently unveiled a battery-powered prototype of its popular minivan. GM is experimenting with automobiles that run on methanol, a form of alcohol that comes from such sources as coal and wood. United Parcel Service recently tested delivery trucks that burn propane rather than gasoline. Mercedes-Benz has developed...
...history of alternative fuels is spotty at best. After the 1970s oil shocks, many auto and oil companies started ambitious programs to develop domestic alternatives to gasoline, but most of the projects withered as crude prices declined. The driving force this time around -- new passion for the environment -- may be more durable...