71.   I was a tenured faculty member, doing basic research in math and physics, which was wonderful.

72.   In decades past, the government was the major source of money for basic research, giving it ready access to the best scientific minds.

73.   In many cases, the experimental areas are long-term ecological reserves around the country that are financed by the National Science Foundation, which provides money for basic research.

74.   In the beginning, the work centered on basic research and astronaut safety.

75.   In the past, they said, the agency has not been eager to take on the extra work of reviewing applications to do basic research.

76.   Instead, they say, the Pentagon is paying for basic research with few direct defense applications.

77.   Indeed, there is little discussion of investment possibilities between its scientists, whose work is largely confined to basic research, and Hughes officials.

78.   Ironically, the lack of growth in basic federal research funding has had a spinnoff effect for Microsoft.

79.   It was frustration that set him on the path toward basic research.

80.   John Guckenheimer, president of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, favored more funds for basic research.