Word: flaws
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...when might the three remaining shuttles (Columbia, Discovery and Atlantis) go into orbit again? How many flights will--or indeed can--be scheduled, and what cargoes will take priority? Until the shuttle's fatal flaw can be identified and corrected, those questions will remain unanswered. But a few things seem clear. One is that even the temporary grounding of the shuttles, decreed by NASA immediately after the Challenger disaster, is a stunning setback to the entire U.S. space program. It will at best delay, and at worst force cancellation of, a wide variety of missions that were to have been...
...astronauts in January 1967, it took 21 months before manned space flights resumed. "We've got to reckon in about those terms," says New Jersey Republican Jim Courter, a member of the House Armed Services Committee who follows the space program closely. The moratorium could be shortened if the flaw turns out to be something that can be fixed fairly quickly. But it could stretch out for years if major modifications to the shuttles themselves or to the rockets that carry them aloft turn out to be necessary...
...situation in 1980, the chief flaw of the old Student Assembly was its utter lack of power. As the Assembly was unrecognized, it had no formal access to administrators. It also lacked funding. Thus, there was nothing it could do for students, who then, logically, saw no reasons to support...
...subtitles present a problem to the unattentive viewer is at the film's beginning, when it is difficult to discern which characters are central, and which characters are central, and which are only of brief importance. This problem is attributable to the script, however, and is a minor flaw in an otherwise excellent screenplay...
Singing aside, Tucker McCrady's playing of the sorcerer who sold the love potion to Alex had the sold-out audience roaring with laughter. However, his one-liners and humorous antics could not save The Sorceror from an overall lack of energy. The blame for this major flaw falls on the shoulders of director Thomas P. Large. His attempt to spice up the play with jokes not originally in the script failed to enliven his production...