Word: errors
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Associated Press had him ahead 187 to 168, out of a maximum of 210 points, in such qualities as reasoning, evidence and organization?but his underdog status demanded a knockout, and that he did not get. A quick ABC News survey of 695 viewers (with a possible sampling error of five points either way) showed Reagan a narrow winner: 39% to 36%, with 25% seeing it as a tie. The debate had virtually no impact on candidate preference: each man gained a single point, with Reagan getting a 56 to 43 edge and 1% undecided (down from...
Recently I received a letter from the Office of the Registrar informing me that "an error in your entry of the catalogue number for Slavic 101" had occurred and that "we still must charge the $15 fee for processing this correction...
What is the rationale for charging me this fee? The letter suggests that costs of processing and correcting these errors are significant. Reports from the undergraduate section of the office indicate otherwise. I spoke with a worker at the office over the phone and she indicated to me that such errors were corrected in the course of data entry; evidently, the workers are familiar enough with the course catalogue numbers to notice mistakes or the computer simply won't accept the incorrect course numbers. In such cases, there is no additional cost incurred by the Register'. Office due to student...
...Force has announced the cause of the Aug. 29 crash: human error. As the plane's movable wings were swung forward for a low-altitude test, Benefield apparently forgot to switch on a mechanism that shifts fuel among various tanks. The B-lA's center of gravity thus stayed toward the tail, causing the bomber to rear up at a 70° angle, stall and tumble earthward...
...minutes later, Landry the opportunist took advantage of a Brophy error to earn her second score...