Word: foolproofing
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...BECAME very concerned two days ago when a friend called me up needing help. Did I have any foolproof methods for waking up in the morning, he asked. When I suggested that he use an alarm, he called me hard-hearted and insensitive. It seemed he was in serious trouble: he had slept through two finals at midyear, losing all credibility with UHS. "I don't necessarily want to take my midterms--I just have to be awake to attend them," he told...
...desserts are simple enough so that you should not be afraid to change them to suit your own tastes. Don't be afraid to adapt and improvise. If you hate coconut, just don't add it. These recipes are for the most part, foolproof so that slight alterations, variations, or mismeasurements won't make them unappetizing...
...some consumers will not mind paying for peace of mind. Says Arthur Stupay, a leading analyst with the securities firm of Prescott, Ball & Turben: "Better closures would raise final prices by no more than 1% or 2%." Still, packaging-industry insiders readily admit the obvious: safeguards will never be foolproof, regardless of their cost...
...apiece at most, and the machine used to attach them to bottles sells for only $9,000. But it could be three or four months before the drug industry can gear up to produce new containers. Even then, as FDA Commissioner Hayes notes, none of the methods is foolproof. Packaging experts admit, for example, that a careful criminal with a razor blade and a bit of glue could remove and replace an aluminum seal seemingly intact...
...cheaper and much more effective to prevent a crime than to deal with the unpleasant aftermath. Although no security system is foolproof, we must anticipate the possibility of attacks. At the present time we may be battling only the , symptoms instead of the disease. But thus far, it is the best treatment...