Word: coverings
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...depth at Davis, and continue upward to 20 feet at Alewife. Much of the excavation will be what is known in the trade as a "bored tunnel"--the digging proceeds entirely underground, with access through several shafts along the way. Toward Alewife, construction will be of the "cut-and-cover" variety, although the trench may be temporarily covered to permit street traffic to pass unhindered...
...This cover, called "decking," may be of timber, metal or concrete. After construction is complete, it is removed and replaced with a permanent surface...
...Legend has it that a student took the course (something of an easy rid) and wrote a very bogus paper on whales and whaling. Figuring that he would need to dress up his anemic effort a little, he pasted a whale, cut from a National Geographic, onto the front cover of the paper and handed...
...decides to major in physics, which becomes his field of concentration. Because physics is a Natural Science, he must therefore take two Gen Ed courses in the Humanities, and another two in the Social Sciences. Easy? Oh, sure.) In addition, each student must ntake two further half-courses must cover higher-level material, and be offered by the respective departments instead of the Committee on Gen Ed. Further requirements, such as a foreign language and Expository Writing, only complicate the picture, as does the moderately Byzantine arrangement of partial and complete by-passes of the Gen Ed courses...
...approach was inevitable as the paperback business grew: some of the largest paperback houses belong to conglomerates with movie and television interests. In addition, inflation has pushed the cost of paperbacks higher than the average for most commodities, demanding more aggressive salesmanship. In the past six years the cover price of a rack-size book has jumped 77%, from an average of 930 to $1.65. The consumer price index for the same period rose 44.8%. Where will it end? Inflation is not likely to vanish and neither is the desire of publishers to secure bigger blockbusters. This is almost certain...