Word: outweigh
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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That conclusion underscores what critics of nuclear energy have been saying for years: even with redundant safety precautions and extensive regulations, the inherent risks of nuclear power plants far outweigh their usefulness--even in an energy-starved nation...
...with vehement opposition from New Englanders, who fear that the low-level radioactive wastes are a health hazard. The federal government needs to undertake to determine the effects of the waste storage and the potential of on-site incineration. If, on balance, the dangers of waste outweigh the benefits of the medical research that produces them, then either the medical research should be halted or we should turn to on-site incineration, if it is feasible. If waste storage is safe, Harvard should lobby for the creation of a regional dumping site, which would remove the dangers involved in shipping...
Hail nevertheless feels that his rights as a Harvard student outweigh Garry's desire for "realism...
Charles P. Galatis, a Cambridge resident who works in Boston, said yesterday the benefits of the construction outweigh its disadvantages...
...teaches, spending half a year with the late Stanley Brown before opening his own studio in Boston. Although he says teaching requires a lot of patience, he thinks the rewards outweigh the trials. He adds that he loves to see the smiles of self-congratulation flicker across the faces of his students. "When you have it, you know you have it because...