Word: complains
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...costs and preserve programs, former CIA Deputy Director Bobby Inman maintains that defense procurement policies must be streamlined. Defense contractors complain, for example, that the Pentagon insists that parts and equipment be built to military specifications, when less costly, commercially produced gear would often be just as good...
...addition to enraging environmentalists, the drift netters have drawn protests from commercial fishermen around the world. Americans and Soviets complain that the nets kill large numbers of sea trout and salmon, a charge the Japanese deny. Australia and New Zealand, concerned that Japanese and other Asian fishermen were catching too many albacore tuna in the South Pacific, recently outlawed drift nets within 200 miles of their shores. The two countries have offered the services of their navies to smaller Pacific nations that support...
...first, but after a while you'll realize that your first year at Harvard closely resembles a planned marriage. Out of the blue, you're forced to live with someone you don't know. The other person will expect you to do your share of the housework and complain loudly when you take too long in the shower...
...Connecticut Czech with the gloomy eyes and great forehand has been the finest tennis player in the world. After 15th-seeded Chang lost the first two sets 6-4, he won the next two 6-3. But in the fifth set and hour, Chang's legs began to complain, and the banana cure he tried during the breaks could not hold off the cramping. Wobbling, Chang decided the best tactic was to use his head to abuse Lendl's. Up 4-3 in games but down 15-30 in points, Chang quick- pitched his opponent an underhand, if not underhanded...
Many resort-area residents also complain of the noise and nuisance of thoughtless riders who buzz fishermen, menace rowboats and rip through the quiet of mountain lakes and peaceful beaches. As a result, several states and localities have passed legislation in recent years regulating where and by whom the motorized skis may be used. Many have set the minimum age for riders at 14, require use of a life jacket and forbid riding at night. In Florida, where eleven deaths have occurred since 1987, the state plans to outlaw such reckless maneuvers as weaving through powerboat traffic. Local authorities...