Word: amounting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...weight of 4.5 Ibs. per gallon to hold down the amount of air manufacturers whip into their product. ¶ A minimum of 1.6 Ibs. of solid substance per gallon to avoid too much water and not enough cream. ¶ Real fruit flavors for sherbets and water ices. Artificially colored products must be clearly labeled...
Vanguard I might seem too small (diameter: 6.4 in.; weight: 3.25 Ibs.) to carry much cargo, but an amazing amount of delicate apparatus was packed into it. Most novel items: its six solar batteries made of subtly treated silicon that look out through windows distributed over the sphere in such a way that at least one of them is always facing the sun. Each battery develops about 25 milliwatts of power when in sunlight, and feeds a miniature transmitter that broadcasts continuously on 108.03 megacycles. Another transmitter, powered by a mercury battery, broadcasts on 108 megacycles...
Writes Editor Markel: "I don't outlaw Dick Tracy or Li'I Abner, but I insist that a newspaper shall print a goodly amount of information. In the long run, [editors] will discover that they cannot compete with TV in the variety field, and therefore that the future lies in the information area. Too many of them have abdicated this function to the news weeklies and to the silver-screen, gold-plated commentators. They had better move quickly to regain their news standing." Other Markel criticisms: ¶ "Talk about freedom of the press and freedom of information...
...advise him in the amount of glass that could be used, the architect called in British Structural Engineer Felix Samuely, and together the team produced a vast, stunning edifice in the form of a fish. Though not fashioned on such a preconception ("This interpretation was made after the design"), the shape honors an old symbol* that early Christians, pushed underground for their heretical beliefs, defiantly scratched on the walls of the Catacombs. Harrison's main purpose in using the design was to avoid inner supports and thus provide an unimpaired view. The sloping walls of the sanctuary, which...
...problem that bothers retailers is the big rise in savings, which have gone up $7 billion since January 1957. Nevertheless, disposable personal income will still be so high this year (up 2% to $307 billion on Administration estimates) that about the same amount is being spent as last year. Installment credit, rising by $2.5 billion in 1957, has shown no serious falloff. While consumers are cutting back in durable goods, they are not cutting down on food, clothing, or services. With salesmanship, the consumer can even be enticed into buying summer appliances in the dead of winter. Said an executive...