Word: aloftness
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...Carter in particular, and for the U.S. in general, the desert debacle was a military, diplomatic and political fiasco. A once dominant military machine, first humbled in its agonizing standoff in Viet Nam, now looked incapable of keeping its aircraft aloft even when no enemy knew they were there, and even incapable of keeping them from crashing into each other despite four months of practice for their mission...
...Badam. Meanwhile, the eight RH-53 helicopters were finding the going much more difficult. As they emerged over land from the Gulf of Oman, flying without lights in the moonlit night, two of the choppers ran into a fierce desert sandstorm. Both developed crippling problems. One could not stay aloft because of hydraulic troubles and settled down in the bleak desert. Another helicopter crew found the disabled craft, picked up its occupants and completed the five-hour, 500 nautical mile flight to the landing strip. The second laboring chopper discovered a faulty gyro and turned back to the Nimitz, which...
With appropriate drama, Curry played until the buzzer, wrestling the final rebound of the game from two Huskies and holding the ball aloft for the final three seconds. Curry led the Crimson with 15 points and 10 rebounds, gliding smoothly past her opposition as she has for the past four years...
Students at each school are separated into 15 groups, which engage in a weekly competition, judged by the teachers, for neatness, attentiveness in class, and work performance in the fields. The top three groups are awarded flags that they carry proudly aloft as they march out to the fields and back again...
...fact, views are not so much exchanged as imposed. The classroom ambience is strict, and the rote method of learning prevails. A question is asked. Hands are raised aloft by students eager to give the answer...