Word: gearing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...enjoyed plenty of court time last night, as Roby gave the entire squad a chance to revel in the romp over the Engineers. But right from the start, a couple of old favorites got the Crimson in gear...
...turned out, though, the Crimson itself shifted into high gear, to put the contest out of the Lions' reach before the last relay...
After years of producing inadequate gear, manufacturers are now marketing drastically different--and much safer--equipment...
Another controversial issue addressed by the latest U.S. plan is throw weight, a measure of the power of missiles to thrust warheads and guidance gear during an attack. The Soviets now have about 5.7 million kg of ballistic- missile throw weight, compared with the U.S.'s 2 million. The U.S. plan calls for substantial direct cuts in maximum throw weight in order to reduce the opportunity for "breakout," the ability of one side suddenly to increase its offensive capabilities...
Even though the book starts out dull with a fairy tale about the discovery of Texas, it hits high gear after about 50 pages. From then on, all of Michener's characters wander through, Texas history like threads around the core of a baseball...