Word: closers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...inspectors can and should keep a much closer eye on construction of nuclear plants and the quality of equipment. They are supposed to do so now, but far too much of their time is taken up poring over reports submitted by contractors. That paper work could be turned over to clerks, giving the NRC in spectors more time to go out to sites and look around. When they do so, disinterested observers agree, they do a good job. An analogy can be drawn with the space program. In its early days it was plagued by sloppy work and accidents...
...Every businessman is finding he is spending more time with the federal government," deButts says, "and it's getting worse." He quickly amends this negative comment by adding, "Which is good, I think it's fine that there is a much closer relationship between the business community and the government...
...peace, it has some positive results in that it will toughen the Palestinians in their confrontation with the Israelis and assure the success of revolution against reactionary regimes. From the American standpoint, the agreement will have a negative result: increasing enmity toward the U.S. and bringing the Arabs closer to the Soviet Union. But for ourselves, for us Arabs, that is a positive result. Why should we be closer to the Soviets? Because the Americans have challenged us. America is involved in a conspiracy [against the Arab world], primarily because of its policy toward Israel. In our view, whoever...
...People were really surprised by how emotionally we reacted, but we've been together for so long. We're many times closer than the usual team," You said...
Freezing cold, a strong wind, and an even stronger group of UMass distance runners combined to hand the Harvard women's track team a 72-55 loss Saturday in Springfield, in a meet that was closer than the score indicates...