Word: gradually
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...contents of the trash can are easy to see, the all-but-invisible fumes that pour out of automobile tail pipes are just as damaging to the environment. Every time Americans climb behind the wheel, they make their own personal contribution to the global-warming threat. Here again, a gradual modification of life-style can make a dramatic difference. When possible, use mass transit and support its development and expansion. For short distances, consider using a bicycle; it is excellent aerobic exercise. And, as in the energy-short 1970s, buy more fuel-efficient autos and carpool to work...
...editors have taken an "all or nothing" approach to the lottery issue. By doing so, they fail to realize that the 100 percent randomization will have a dramatic impact on the first group of students involved. A gradual transition and careful tinkering seem more logical, and perhaps more appropriate for such a minor problem...
There are, of course, two ways to plan a more effective diet: You can research the subject thoroughly, and, working closely with your physician, design a program that combines gradual weightloss with good nutrition and regular exercise. Or you can ask all your friends what they do to lose weight...
Spence proposed the gradual establishment of 40new non-science professorships; the FAS currentlyhas about 800 members, many of whom are in thesciences. Depending on how many are tenuredpositions, the price tag could fall anywherebetween $40 and $90 million, according to afundraising source...
...standing in a trenchcoat next to the Wall, reporting on live network television. But the primary obstacle to reunification was never the Wall itself, but the yawning political chasm between two 40-year-old international alliances. When and if it comes, reunification will be preceded by a gradual German abrogation of the opposing supranational commitments which keep them at arm's length...