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reconstruction

ree kuhn struhk shuhn

  • n  the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877
  • n  the activity of constructing something again
  • n  an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence
  • n  recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall

  • Doctors will not attempt reconstruction on women who have undergone excessive doses of radiotherapy after their initial operations: the X rays may scar too much tissue to permit .
  • The prosecution's court-room reconstruction of how they believe the life of the popular British exchange student, known to her friends as "Mez", was brutally cut short.
  • Yet Iraq has spent only a fraction of its own money on reconstruction.
News & Articles

  • Reconstruction continues on train station
    MICHIGAN CITY — Reconstruction work is still in progress on the 11th Street Train Station, which will possibly receive the new name MC Station when it opens under new owner, Wally Yoost.
    June 15, 2013 - The Michigan City News-Dispatch
  • Plaza reconstruction
    Jesse Warren operates an excavator as demolition work continues on the Town Centre Square Plaza reconstruction project. The crew from Gast Construction, Wahpeton, was working Thursday to take out old flower planters to make way for the new courtyard.
    June 14, 2013 - The Wahpeton Daily News
  • Reconstruction of Kinikin Road to begin
    The Montrose County Road & Bridge Department will begin reconstruction of Kinikin Road next week, according to county officials.
    June 13, 2013 - Montrose Daily Press
Quotes

  • Scott Stanzel in New York Times
    The new democratic government of Iraq, during this crucial period of reconstruction, cannot afford to have its funds entangled in such lawsuits in the United States,Scott Stanzel, a White House spokesman, said in a statement.
  • Angela Merkel in Washington Post
    After her own talks with the president later in the afternoon, Merkel said: "We have a great responsibility here. We want to carry our share of the responsibility militarily _ in the area of civil reconstruction and in police training."
  • Nouri al-Maliki in FOXNews
    This is Iraq. They sabotage and we build and continue the reconstruction,al-Maliki said defiantly.

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