Word: destructing
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Indochina and a "meaningful interim action" in salvaging the ceasefire. To argue that the President had the constitutional authority to negotiate the Paris accord but does not have the power to continue the bombing in Cambodia, Rogers insisted, is to contend that "the Constitution contains an automatic self-destruct mechanism designed to destroy what has been so painfully achieved...
...torch all such thought patterns, and with a Spanish Inquisitor's lack of mercy. This "play" by Peter Handke politely refuses to succumb to comment, criticism or description: I must have composed ten brave little reviews in my head during the production, only to feel each one neatly self-destruct as the play went on. Offending the Audience tears down theatrical illusions you didn't know you had. And except for a language sometimes knotted in the style of R.D. Laing, it does so in an ultirmately constructive...
...obvious need, a plastic that decomposes naturally, may soon become a reality. An international team of scientists, led by University of Toronto Chemist James E. Guillet, has designed a plastic that Guillet claims will self-destruct when exposed to sunlight, but will remain intact if it is kept indoors...
Chevrolet was also affected. In October, ads for the Chevelle SS 396, featuring a blazing red model with black stripes and racing-style hood pins, warned that "In ten seconds your resistance will self-destruct." But by November, the ads showed a similar model colored a muted gold, and the value-stressing headline was: "We built more car into the car." Chevy is also emphasizing comfort and resale value in its "big rider" campaign for the Impala...
...most serious deficiency he discovered was the lack of equipment to destroy classified documents and secret electronic gear. Bucher tried repeatedly to obtain a destruct system for the electronics snooping devices, but his requests were turned down by the Navy. Instead, Pueblo was-issued fire axes and sledgehammers...