Word: fixes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...smoke contentiously, and a small band of merrymakers try bingo. The game is disturbed by a trio of bicoastal Type A males who cry, "Cheat! Cheat!" and refuse to play unless they can win the Canyon Ranch tractor hat. Earlier, they were seen calling their offices for an adrenaline fix before they had even checked in. One of them is already in the lobby inquiring about the last plane to Burbank...
...chance to do something. She can denounce the doctors who misdiagnosed her pregnancy, or argue with a sister, or even question the motives of her loving husband (Joseph Campanella, strong, caring and comfortable in the role). Then those translucent eyes can light with pain and determination. The mouth can fix in its querulous schoolgirl smile. The rage can break - and Redgrave come alive. It may not be Jean Brodie, but it is surely prime- By Richard Corliss
Reardon said that although the exact cause of the leak had not been determined, he was confident that it would be fixed. "If the roof is leaking again, we'll fix it as soon as the snow is off." J. Lawrence Joyce director of Buildings and Grounds said yesterday...
Describing several possible alternatives to Reagan's proposals. Bok suggested a "contingent" plan which would fix interest rate or amount of repayment depending on a student's starting income after graduation. Highly-paid medical or law school students, for example, might repay more of their loans than graduates who become teachers or ministers at substantially lower salaries...
Nathan Higginbotham, manager of corporate planning for Government programs at McDonnell Douglas, prime contractor for the F18, agrees that part of the reason costs climb is "the inability of both the military and the manufacturers to fix a design and then stay with it." Richard Wollensack of Itek Corp., a high-tech optics company, argues that advanced capability is what gives the U.S. its military muscle. Says he: "If you know that the other guy's tank sights are good up to six miles, you certainly are going to try to design yours so that they're good...