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But the book appeared just as Newt Gingrich seemed poised to repeal the 20th century and public opinion was retreating to the view that nature is doomed.
In the crystal structures of the ternary complex of HIV-1 RT (E-DNA-dNTP) the finger subdomain moves by 20Å towards the palm subdomain [ 24 ] . In this finger closing conformation, the DNA is locked in a stable ternary complex poised for catalysis.
A Japan Times editorial said the United States has rightly "elevated China to a far more central place in its foreign policy than it occupied in the past," given that "China is poised to become a 21 st -century superpower and is already playing a major role in stabilizing Asia economically."
Wait, maybe I'd better switch to The Matrix , which made $37 million in its first week and seems poised to become a phenomenon.
Though the film doesn't go into all the details, it is correct in indicating that Selena was poised for mainstream success when she was killed.