Word: gearing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...just spreading her wings in the fresh spring air before going back to shooting a TV special called "Lucy Goes to London." The show won't be quite as racy as 1963's "Elizabeth Taylor in London," but Lucy swings well enough herself in such gear locations as Carnaby Street and Belgravia. In one sequence shot on the Thames, she swung so much that she capsized a rowboat and wound up sputtering in the chilly river...
...lack of electricity, club living is far from primitive. Since 400,000 of the members are French, the food is up to first-rate French standards, and without extra cost a member can drink as much wine as he wishes at meals. Also available are sailboats, motorboats, scuba gear, skis and other equipment...
...decrease itself was not so drastic, but its suddenness was a shocker. And when it came to preparing the public and handling the announcement that it was going on short weeks in four out of 23 assembly plants, General Motors was in low gear. The company gave the news to the press in a routine weekly release of production figures. G.M.'s executives were dismayed at the immediate effect of the announcement on the sensitive stock market and were worried that press reports had conveyed a false impression that some plants were shutting down altogether...
...that he uses to hold papers in his documents case, Cotton ripped off one of the clasp's wire handles, stripped an equipment strap for insulation ("My hands were sweating") and inserted the wire with the pliers. "Okay, okay!" he yelled to White, who then pushed the forward-gear button. A pursuit plane radioed that the gear was descending as intended and seemed to be locking into place...
After cruising for another 75 minutes to reduce their fuel load, White decided to graze the ground briefly to ascertain whether the forward gear was properly locked in place. As soon as he touched down, six of the eight tires on the main landing gear blew out. The same computer failure that had affected the forward gear had locked the brakes on the main wheels, freezing them. White had no choice but to go through with the landing. "It was an experience we wouldn't have missed for worlds," said White, "and one we wouldn't like...