Word: lengthening
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Perhaps the most exciting discussion centered on using the new findings from the elucidation of the human genome to lengthen our productive lives. Susan Greenfield, director of the Royal Institution of Great Britain, thought that ?quite soon? women would be able to have their eggs fertilized while they were still in their normal child-bearing years, store them and then bear the child whenever they choose. "People of all ages will be having children," she said. Polymath inventor Raymond Kurzweil made a prediction that left even his fellow futurists gasping. Asked how long he expected to live in light...
...Quad. The girls in the group are, to put it mildly, not enthused about the idea. “I don’t want to go to the Quad without pre-gaming,” insists one all-too sober girl. Fisher senses that deliberations may lengthen, so he decides to override the group by setting out alone on foot...
...point of contention that emerged after the debates centered around Long’s campaign pledges to reduce phone rates on campus, extend party curfew hours and lengthen library hours...
Harvard enters the weekend in high spirits, looking to lengthen its three-game winning streak that includes the first win against U Mass in 17 years and a 3-2 victory against Yale. The Crimson is unfazed by the caliber of competition...
...wonder lawmakers in 10 of the 18 states with limits are trying to repeal them or, at least, lengthen how long they can serve--and never mind that voters enacted limits by more than 65% in most states or that support remains high. Oregon was one of the first states to adopt limits, in 1992, but after shuffling through five house speakers in five sessions, the legislature just approved a ballot referendum to repeal limits...