Word: sinking
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...opera today. But in the upper registers it was strained and at times shrill. Once past the strenuous milestone of a Met debut, Farrell is now eagerly awaiting La Gioconda, her other Met starring role this season. "Gioconda," she says confidently. "That's a role you can really sink your teeth into...
...long run, the most important and enduring face of Africa might well prove to be that presented by Nigeria. Where so many of its neighbors have shaken off colonialism only to sink into strongman rule. Nigeria not only preaches but practices the dignity of the individual. And where such other islands of order in Africa as Liberia. Togo and the former French Congo lack the size and power to overbalance thrusting Ghana and Guinea (combined population: 8,665,000), the Federation of Nigeria stands a giant among Lilliputians; last October, when Nigeria's 40 million people got their independence...
...Schaeffer, "are not yet capable of performing accurately." ¶ Coagulation tests at one laboratory were conducted on blood samples collected in special tubes supplied to doctors by the lab; the tubes contained oxalate, a chemical agent which prevents coagulation. ¶ For the sake of speed, some labs resorted to "sink tests," simply poured samples down a drain and blandly reported "negative" results to the doctors who had requested analysis...
...opposite. At that time we hoped that the people had sufficiently grappled with the problem of implementing parliamentary democracy in a society which had lacked a tradition of the logical articulation of ideas. We hoped that amid the confusion and chaos of the period, the principles of parliamentarianism would sink deeply into the consciousness of the Japanese people...
Possibly the classic example of this irony is the "Exeter Syndroms". Among the best prepared students in the country, Exeter graduates reject academic values, rebel against the system, and leave Harvard in greater numbers (and percentages) than any other group. These graduates of a tough sink-or-swim system much like Harvard rate themselves highly, and especially prize their own sophistication. Many of those most dependent on this self-esteem are attracted to the College...