Word: drawbacks
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Biggest drawback to delta wing planes is their performance at low speeds. To maintain lift during landing and take-off they must hold their noses awkwardly high, limiting the pilot's vision at times when he needs it most. But there are fighters already on the drawing board that will meet this difficulty with adjustable wings...
...documentary method proves a drawback because, far more than imaginative drama, documents exist to be scrutinized. On a factual basis, it is improbable that hospital psychiatrists, however literal-minded, would to a man misread both Jim and his wife. Documents can also get flat-toned, but, thanks to the production, The Shrike very seldom does. Jose Ferrer acts Jim Downs with wonderful quiet skill. Equally distinguished is his staging of the play, with its large, hand-picked cast that includes Judith Evelyn in the tough role of the wife. Powerful enough to raise goose pimples, The Shrike is yet plausible...
...passenger car since 1942, claimed that the Aero's six-cylinder, go-h.p. engine gets more horsepower for its size than any other U.S. automobile engine. With overdrive ($86 extra), Willys said the Aero can do 35 miles on a gallon of regular-grade gasoline. One big drawback: the small Aero (gft. wheel base, 2,570 Ibs.) is high-priced. List price, without extras: $1,824 to $1,903 (f.o.b. Toledo), considerably higher than other small cars now on the market...
...trio is hard to find. But suddenly the captain's furrowed brow unfurrowed, and he snapped his fingers. His neighbor, "Al" Hessel, aged 9, could pitch, field and bat with the best of his teammates. Al was the triple threat he was looking for. There was only one drawback: Al was a girl...
...chief drawback to this sort of entertainment, is of course financial. Most boat rentals are fairly high; even your personal dinghy won't fit comfortably in a car. The outstanding exception to the price rule is a purely local organization: the Harvard Yacht Club...