Word: fill
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Last week, Harvard officials indicated that the University is inclined to provide-but has yet to approve formally-the substitution of market-rate loans and non-work-study jobs to fill in any gaps created by the federal regulations...
...wars that have been such a boon to travelers and a bane to carriers. An estimated 80% of all passengers flew at discounts last year, at an average saving of 50%. Such bargains are likely to continue as long as the weakest airlines are tempted to cut prices to fill seats and competitors feel compelled to follow. Says Arthur Jackson, an American Airlines spokesman: "The leaders in discounts are airlines with severe cash problems. Discounting is a way of raising money in order to pay the bills...
Some nights he plays the role of the selfless point guard, rolling up the assists and passing up scoring opportunities. But last night the Crimson offense began to act tentative at times, and Dixon stepped in to fill the gap. He netted 12 key points, often shooting when none of his teammates seemed willing to take a chance...
Sullivan said his main concern about the program is that many of the available jobs will be so complicated that the average unemployed Cambridge resident will not be sufficiently trained to fill them. "Many of the jobs opening up will require fairly advanced professional or technical skills," he said...
...sense that small-town America, the way it was once known, is suffering its last gasp. Beyond each tree-lined ridge, across each mountain river, it seems, a dreaded red highway--an interstate carrying carloads of sightseers from New York and Ohio --stretches out, threatening to flatten the land, fill the towns with Burger Kings, and turn us all into Dacron-clad clones...