Word: flaws
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...handed it to the referee. Afterward, he said, "I sealed a cruncher," and then went bowling. Spassky and his team of analysts, meanwhile, studied the position long and hard that night looking for a flaw in Fischer's assault. Next day, when Fischer was late in arriving, the referee opened his envelope and made the move: a bishop check on the king. It was indeed a cruncher, and Spassky, without bothering to reply, tipped over his king to signify his defeat...
Important Flaw. Seymour was doubtless naive in thinking the Times would sit still once it knew that LIFE was getting exclusive information, or that the News would hold back after the Times broke the story. Rosenthal argued that "the public interest is generally best served by making information available rather than withholding it. The fact of an investigation that reaches into high places should be known." He pointed out that officials often request secrecy in their own interests rather than the public's, and added: "You can't be in a position of conspiring to keep something secret...
...Rosenthal's argument contains an important flaw. The Times story last month did not uncover corruption; it disclosed an investigation of corruption that was being diligently pursued. When pressed last week for his opinion about whether the inquiry had been damaged, Burnham replied: "I don't know. It's a matter of judgment, and Seymour has all the information." Seymour now expects perhaps ten indictments instead of the dozens he had originally anticipated. "If Leuci can produce ten cases," he lamented, "think how many cases ten others might have produced...
...could three Japanese have flown from Rome to Tel Aviv with a suitcase full of submachine guns and hand grenades undetected? The answer is that they apparently discovered a new flaw in airline security...
...procedure has been performed on thousands of women so far and is regarded as safe and effective. If it reveals a flaw early enough in pregnancy, the parents then have the option of abortion. Amniocentesis is elaborate and expensive. However, it should be considered whenever there is an unusually high risk of retardation or other disability. For instance, women over 35 are four times as likely to have mongoloid children as younger mothers. If all older pregnant women were tested and would agree to abortion where warranted the incidence of mongolism could be cut in half. If genetic counseling becomes...