Word: fails
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...research laboratory, also had bad news for motorists in smoggy areas, whether or not they smoke. Under some conditions, says Rockwell, a driver's perception is dangerously impaired by CO in his blood. He may have trouble detecting when a car ahead is slowing down; he can even fail to notice when its brake lights flash...
...your "Top of the Decade" section in MEDICINE, you note that the Pill was approved for U.S. prescription use as an oral contraceptive in 1960. You fail to mention that in the closing weeks of the decade the British government's committee on safety of drugs urged pillmakers and doctors to stop dispensing 21 of 30 available brands (the British equivalent...
...provisions from the 1967 Crime Commission report. The draft lottery that went into effect last month stems from a recommendation of a presidential commission appointed to study the Selective Service System. Yet for every commission that succeeds in its objectives, there are probably twice as many that fail. Despite its exhaustive investigation into the assassination of President Kennedy, the Warren Commission failed to dispel suspicions that Lee Harvey Oswald was not the only man involved in the killing. Unless given a specific goal, and a deadline, commissions can labor for years over the most trifling matters. The Corregidor-Bataan Memorial...
...more onerous than ever (two semesters in each of seven general areas, plus another year of intermediate work in an area other than that of the student's concentration). Distribution requirements were still satisfied by taking large, introductory survey courses. All courses were for grades: there was no pass-fail option...
...mutual fund that buys the shares of other funds. Soon Cornfeld was hiring salesmen in droves and inspiring them with his own zeal through generous stock options and commissions that grow larger as their sales volume increases. I.O.S. salesmen draw no salary and pay their own expenses: many fail and quit, but the survivors often grow wealthy. Many of Cornfeld's early associates have retired in their thirties as millionaires. I.O.S.'s clients have not fared quite so well; $10 invested in Fund of Funds in 1962 is worth $23 today-a 130% gain as against...