Word: fittings
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...revolution in mathematical logic early in the 20th century opened up a delicious prospect: a rigorous science of meanings. Just as the atomic theory in physics had begun to break matter down into its constituent parts and show how they fit together to produce all the effects in nature, logic held out the promise of accounting for all meaningful texts and utterances--from philosophy and geometrical proofs to history and legislation--by breaking them into their logical atoms and showing how those parts fit together (in an ideal language) to compose all the meanings there could...
Although most admit they write most of their letters from an informal template of sorts, changing standards in the world of recommendations makes it necessary to fit the letter to the application...
...Foundation] found the project worthwhile and [that it will] have an impact on the part of the world they care about," Laping said. "The project was a good fit with their interests...
...Foundation] found the project worthwhile and [that it will] have an impact on the part of the world they care about," Laping said. "The project was a good fit with their interests...
Cheating in business, of course, is older than the wheel. But corporate spooks and saboteurs are especially busy in today's global, high-tech economy, where the most prized assets can be stored on a disk and surveillance equipment can fit on a shirt button. To help slow them down, Congress passed the Economic Espionage Act of 1996, which carries a long prison term for intellectual-property theft. The good guys haven't had much luck yet, though not for lack of effort. The FBI has nearly tripled its investigations into corporate espionage in the past year...