Word: dovetails
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...concept, under which the silo complexes are being built. To get the job completed as quickly as possible, the Army Corps of Engineers-which supervises actual construction for the Air Force-puts as many as five contractors to work on a project at the same time. Their work must dovetail perfectly, with tolerances to the disappearing point. If one contractor does not place an electrical junction box precisely right on a silo wall, it will not link with the cable being laid concurrently by another crew. If a silo is out of round by half an inch, the steel crib...
...group deserves praise just for attempting such a giant as Mahler, not to mention negotiating his complexities with competence. For Mahler makes incredible technical demands: every instrument must be a soloist; the conductor must dovetail many scattered parts; and a solo voice must blend evenly with the ever swelling and falling background. The simplicity and brevity of these five last Rueckert songs make the job no less difficult. Their exposed, masterful orchestration fairly invites misfortune...
...outlined by Martin, the new program involves arranging the course material in topics and illustrating it with anecdotes from original sources. The topics, such as "the growth and purpose of political parties," will be set up to dovetail with the required "Problems of Democracy" course for seniors. The anecdotes will make the material more vivid for the students, Martin said...
Lubell's findings seemed to dovetail with the responses to a new Gallup poll, which asked the question: If a summit meeting is held next year, whom would you like to represent the U.S. as President? The answers...