Word: frequented
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Congress Watch report showed that the travel is not only » frequent, but also often extravagant. For example, costly military transport planes are used | when commercial airline service would be cheaper and just as convenient. Congressman Ronnie 3 Hippo, an Alabama Democrat, last year led a nine-member delegation to Vienna to attend a U.N. conference. The flight costs came to $74,392 using military aircraft, almost three times the tab to fly business class in commercial planes, according to the report. These bills are paid out of funds-$26.3 million this year-that Congress appropriates to the Air Force...
...leaders admitted last week that a prolonged strike could not shut down the telephone system, but they warned that service would gradually deteriorate as the company fell further and further behind on repairs. If that happens, the busy signals and "I'm sorry" recordings could become an increasingly frequent annoyance. -By Charles P. Alexander...
...seminar on job-seeking techniques that includes tips on how to write a résumé, dress for interviews, and use friends and relatives in the job search. They get up to 30 hours of psychological testing to help them overcome denial of their joblessness and the frequent "Why me?" syndrome. Among other things, they are asked to write down their work experiences. That act alone can help restore confidence and a sense of worth...
...foiled attempt came one day after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced an intensified campaign to combat a rash of southbound skyjackings. Since May 1 eight planes have been hijacked to Cuba, including two last week. Among the new steps: more thorough and frequent baggage checks, the installation of 14 "state of the art" X-ray machines at Miami International Airport, and a beefed-up force of FAA inspectors at other South Florida airports...
...though, is the influence of Confucius, the 6th century B.C. Chinese philosopher, who taught that success in academic life is the measure of an individual and reflects the honoring of mutual moral obligations. Exalting the role of the teacher, he believed that learning should be unceasing and tested with frequent examinations. Japan today lives up to that academic ideal...