Word: gearing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...once the chips were on the table, the consequences of defeat, in the White House's view, were all too plain. If Congress turned down the Administration's plan to sell five sophisticated AWACS radar planes and other air-combat gear to Saudi Arabia, Ronald Reagan's ability to conduct any effective foreign policy at all would be called into serious question. If he could not deliver on this promise, how could foreign leaders trust any other commitment he might make? In European as well as Middle Eastern capitals, U.S. allies awaited the vote as a test of Reagan...
...three years later, chiefly that the U.S. had to increase its influence in the Middle East by helping moderate Arab states to defend themselves. Harold Brown, then Secretary of Defense, had to pledge that Saudi Arabia's F-15s would not be equipped with such offensive gear as range-extending fuel tanks and bomb racks...
Swedish marines and paratroops, some with blackened faces and camouflage gear, surrounded the area. Swedish helicopters hovered overhead. On the mainland, Swedish police began discreetly phoning hotels on the chance that some Soviets may have slipped ashore and registered as guests. None were found...
...computer-savvy technicians. Says Seymour Melman, head of Columbia University's industrial engineering department: "We will need people who can understand the whole complex electronic and mechanical machinery of these new manufacturing cells, and who can intervene quickly to repair them." Otherwise, warns Melman, downtime from sophisticated electronics gear that suddenly goes on the blink-as it is wont to do-will paralyze factories. Indeed, the new technology is liable to place unprecedented demands on corporations for retraining at all levels, including management. That by itself could prove a more expensive and time-consuming undertaking than proponents of CAD/CAM...
...spent $5 billion on health foods and vitamins; roughly $50 million for diet and exercise books; $1 billion on cosmetic surgery; another $6 billion for diet drinks and $240 million for barbells and aerobic dance programs. Health clubs and corporate fitness centers add another $5 billion, sporting togs and gear $8 billion, gadgetry-from water filters and orthopedic shoe inserts ($150 a pair) to stop watches-$1 billion more. Bicycling has rolled to $1 billion in annual sales. Equipment for enthusiasts ranges from a Raleigh Rapide ($165) to a $2,000 Gios Torino, plus plastic helmets and even eyeglasses with...