Word: crashing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Wrapping up five days and 40 hours of crash courses on city government, 18 newly elected mayors from across the country praised the program sponsored by the Institute of Politics, and said they felt more confident about returning as mayors to their respective cities...
...early childhood. In 1975 he worked on Roger Penske's Formula 1 (the big time of inchildhood. In 1975 he worked as a mechanic on Roger Penske's Formula One (the big name of international road racing) team, staying on until driver Mark Donahue died in a practice run crash late in the season. During his freshman year at Harvard he met Medenica on the street in Cambridge, and eventually the team was formed...
...expenses for next year. Herne says that like every racing driver, he depends on two qualities to be competitive: car control and strategy. Also like every other driver in this frequently over-romanticized sport, he must face the very real possibility of injury. "My first year I had a crash at Lime Rock[a Connecticut track where several New England divisional races are held] in one of the faster corners, and every time I went through that turn later, I felt a little afraid. You have to play little mind games with yourself. Every driver has to deal with...
...runway for 33 seconds, sucking in air through four "sugar scoop" intakes slung beneath its body. Doubtless, many passengers remembered apprehensively that in its first major public appearance at the Paris air show four years ago, the Concordski went out of control, killing 13 people in a fiery crash that was seen by millions of TV viewers. After the tragedy, modifications were made in the aircraft...
...loud cymbal crash: "Like breaking all the glasses in Washington...