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Word: airtight (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...signs of stopping. The Afro offices at 77 Dunster will probably preserve the outward stability of the department for the foreseeable future, but that appearance remains a deceptive one, and conditions in Afro may once again wax turbulent if someone should decide to reopen one of those currently airtight boxes in Pandora's closet

Author: By Joseph L. Contreras, | Title: A department with no professors | 6/16/1977 | See Source »

...given matter--indeed, on any legal matter at all--simply by virtue of the quality and quantity of its legal know-how. Daniel Steiner '54, general counsel to the University, and the law firm of Ropes and Gray, working in tandem on the District 65 case, provided a seemingly airtight defense for the University--one which the regional board apparently took so seriously that it chose to quote the Harvard brief at length in its final decision on the case...

Author: By Richard S. Weisman, | Title: Harvard takes on the world | 6/17/1976 | See Source »

...more benign forms. Beyond that, many of Commoner's "facts" are dubious. Capital does not seem to be unavailable and corporate profits, while they have not kept up with inflation, show little sign of drying up either. In other words, the author's logic is far less airtight than it seems. Commoner is a much better gadfly than economist. Philip Herrera

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Learning the Three Es | 5/31/1976 | See Source »

...really expected the Washington board to accept the case; Harvard had prepared an enviably airtight brief in opposition to the appeal, and the union had lost faith in the ability of the NLRB to deal with the case following the Fuchs debacle...

Author: By Richard S. Weisman, | Title: District 65: Gets A New Lease on Life | 5/14/1976 | See Source »

...orbital flight in 1979, the ball would be available for transferring passengers to rescue craft in case the shuttle is marooned in space. Because they will not be equipped with the expensive space suits that are now being considered for the shuttle, passengers could zip themselves into the cheaper, airtight ball. As they crouch in fetal position, the ball, made of layers of synthetic fabrics, will be inflated with pure oxygen to its full 34-in. diameter. The passenger may find it a tight fit, but he (or she) will be able to look out on the world through...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: NASA's Rescue Ball | 4/19/1976 | See Source »

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