Word: fleet
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...buses run almost continuously to various spots around the Harvard campus, and the fleet inspires emotions ranging from gratitude to anger...
...breaks. After the Harlem-South Bronx EZ is formally approved later this year, the Federal Government will pour $100 million into the area, an amount New York City and State will match. Added to the total $300 million will be about $70 million in low-interest loans from Fleet Bank. "Only some corporations see the opportunities available," says Fleet's James Murphy. "Others will wake up before long and leverage the thing further. Harlem's coming back, and the EZ deserves a lot of the credit...
...Columbia put its foot down. The Lion perimeter defense toughened up, stuffing the Crimson's deadly short-yardage passing game and allowing only one field goal in the next quarter-and-a half. And its offense broke wide open, using a solid offense line and a corps of husky, fleet-footed running backs to shred a young Crimson defensive front...
Preparing to make good on Secretary of State Warren Christopher's threat that the Haitian military government's "days are definitely numbered," the Pentagon said a fleet of giant cargo ships and an aircraft carrier crammed with helicopters would soon be bound for the waters off the Haitian coast. The Defense Department also announced that the total U.S. troop participation in an invasion of Haiti would be around 20,000 -- higher than previous estimates...
...moon legacy leaves a daunting question. Why can we not find such a national project in today's contentious world that would give us a common purpose? What about a fleet of hypersonic transport planes that would move Moscow and Tokyo as close as Chicago? "Too many hands stirring the pot," says Keith Glennan, the first director of NASA. He remembers the daring and boldness of the leaders back then and fears that those qualities can no longer be found in a political system that seems to honor timidity. Why not health care or welfare reform or the elimination...