Word: falling
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...tried to use [this meet] as a springboard for Army," senior John Manson said. "They're the real focus for the fall...
...Communist Party in Vietnam is like a big tree. But the roots are loose, and the trunk is hollow. There are people within the party who realize that the challenge is not how to maintain the tree, but how to make it fall in a way that will cause the least damage...
Brokers then cast a wide net. They might draw on Census Bureau data, which are available to the public, to identify geographical areas where homes fall into the targeted price range. They can tap into lists from major compilers, like Donnelley Marketing of Stamford, Conn., whose data base details the buying habits of 80 million households, or into various computerized systems that identify neighborhoods by consumer behavior. They might pay credit agencies like TRW of Cleveland and Equifax Inc. of Atlanta to draw up sophisticated demographic models, consumer profiles and potential customer lists. A thorough computer sorting of all these...
...nondiabetic pancreas does naturally. A pinkish-yellow organ the size of a banana, the pancreas contains millions of specialized cells that continuously manufacture insulin and package it in microscopic granules. In response to rising blood- glucose levels, these tiny factories release the granules into the bloodstream. As glucose levels fall, the insulin release tapers off, thus preventing blood sugar from plummeting to dangerous levels and starving the brain of fuel -- and consciousness. Fortunately, this life-threatening condition, known as hypoglycemia, can easily be countered by eating or drinking something sweet...
...brown, orange, yellow leaves of autumn fall from trees across America and the holiday season draws near, President Bush will be spending Thanksgiving this year with American troops stationed in the sands of Saudi Arabia. The White House declined comment on the exact location of President and Mrs. Bush's Thanksgiving meal. A spokesperson for the president said she was "not at liberty to disclose" the contents of the presidential plate. One can only speculate: yams...