Word: flips
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...procedure; but by the end of the week he was offering a more spirited defense of his nominee. But key support from such Democratic Senators as Edward Kennedy and Patrick Leahy has been noticeably tepid, and Joseph Biden grumped publicly that Clinton should withdraw Foster's nomination; then he flip-flopped and said he would reserve judgment...
...military. Early progress aroused the U.S. Department of Transportation and U.S. automakers to the fascinating possibilities of fully automated passenger vehicles. The lean-back comfort of a train meets the door-to-door convenience of a car. Automobile travelers would be able to key in their destination, flip open a magazine and leave the actual driving to ALVINN. Last October the DOT committed $160 million to an Automated Highway System research consortium, which includes the C.M.U. team. A European coalition is working on similar technology called Prometheus; Japanese automakers are also tinkering with prototypes...
...repeat performance of this past weekend's miscues, another giveaway in Harvard's defensive zone allowed Don Chase to increase the B.C. lead to 3-0. Chase's first attempt was thwarted, but the junior curled around the net to flip home the loose puck...
...rear-view, self-adjusting, electrochromatic mirror that protects the driver from the glare and intensity of headlights behind him, has already been installed on 5 million cars. Working on an extension of the same technology, Gentex, which developed the mirror, is testing auto glass that will dim at the flip of a switch to protect against sun glare and become completely opaque-to thwart prying eyes-when the ignition is off and the car is unoccupied...
...this whimsical hobbling of normal syntax? In a Postscript, our author accounts for his mission: "Offhand, with hindsight, I can think of many factors bubbling about in my brain, but I ought to admit right away that its origin was totally haphazard, touch and go, a flip of a coin. It all got out of hand with a companion calling my bluff (I said I could do it, this companion said I could...