Word: narrowing
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...idea arose of placing our missile units in Cuba. Only a narrow circle of people knew about the plan. We concluded that we could send 42 missiles, each with a warhead of one megaton. We picked targets in the U.S. to inflict the maximum damage. We saw that our weapons could inspire terror. The two nuclear weapons the U.S. used against Japan at the end of the war were toys by comparison...
...Francisco was. With only 4:58 elapsed in the second half, substitute Sue Maximovitch converted a crossing pass from the right corner past Harvard netminder Brook Donahoe to narrow the Crimson's lead...
...high-rise pile-on, Carnegie Hall Tower improves the neighborhood and the skyline -- in part by visually eclipsing Metropolitan Tower -- and proves that grandeur need not equal bulk. Pelli's apartment-and-office tower is a full block deep and 60 stories tall, but it is marvelously narrow -- a mere 50 ft. wide. New buildings of this height usually contain two or three times as much square footage; no matter how interesting or tarted up, such behemoths almost inevitably darken and oppress their bit of the city. This slender, elegant slab is like a dancer among thugs...
Scientists have been developing the physical plant of Biosphere II for six years, using techniques that have enabled modern zoos and botanical gardens to put diverse habitats together in relatively narrow confines. At the same time, they have searched the world for representative flora and fauna that can re- create five different miniature biomes, or ecosystems: rain forest, savanna, desert, ocean and marsh...
...years ago, newcomer Alvin E. Thompson shocked the Cambridge political establishment with a narrow win over longtime incumbent Saundra Graham in the Democratic primary for state representative in the 28th district...