Word: complexity
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...highly complex submarine, and its quality will depend on retaining the skilled work force which currently constructs fast-attack submarines," the representative wrote...
Expediency is often the father of contention. In a hurried effort to placate Jesse Jackson at last summer's Democratic Convention, Michael Dukakis and his forces ratified significant changes in the party's complex rules governing presidential nominating procedures. One alteration would drastically cut the number of superdelegates, party leaders who automatically become unpledged delegates. Another requires that all primaries and caucuses award delegates on the basis of proportional representation, as opposed to giving extra delegates to the winner in some state contests...
...pricey entertainment. For a preseason box seat at aging Tinker Field in Orlando, the Minnesota Twins charge $7, about what it costs for an average seat during the regular season at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis. In 1991 the Twins are scheduled to move to a new complex in Fort Myers. "Spring training is a very special time unique to baseball," says Dean Vogelaar, Kansas City Royals vice president for public relations. "But it's a tourist crowd...
Ueberroth's complex deal to buy the troubled airline has been hailed by Wall Streeters and airline experts as a masterpiece of risk sharing that will help make his task more manageable. The ownership of the restructured airline will be divided among Ueberroth and his investors, who will get 30% of the carrier, Eastern's employees (30%) and other new stockholders (40%). Ueberroth's core group of investors will put up only $200 million in cash. The new company will cover the remaining $264 million of the purchase price by forgiving $185 million in debt that the parent company, Texas...
Into this all-female environment (in Princess Ida a hen, instead of a rooster, crows in the morning) comes Hilarion (Jose Alberto Calvo). Sadly, it becomes clear that Hilarion deserves Ida. While his rich voice is well suited to Sullivan's opera-style music, Calvo mangles Gilbert's complex lyrics beyond recognition. His voice sounds nice, but it would be nice to know what he is saying...