Word: gearing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...campaign is in high gear," said Noah Z. Seton '00, a candidate for president...
...iron man of the 1998 campaign trail, raising and giving away more money and making more stump speeches than any other Democrat. But AL GORE is having trouble putting together his team for 2000--something he hopes to have settled soon so that the operation is in gear by January. A bevy of current and former aides is waging an increasingly nasty struggle over who will run the campaign, with competition particularly intense between former top aides JACK QUINN and PETER KNIGHT. Also in the running for major roles are current chief of staff RON KLAIN, Housing Secretary ANDREW CUOMO...
Protective measures vary, depending on the nature of the chemicals involved. When responding to vapor spills, firefighters must don Level A gear, which includes self-enclosed breathing apparatuses (SEBA) and fully encapsulated suits...
...expensive Delta launcher)," says astronomer Jack Tueller, program scientist for NASA's balloon project, "you'll also be able to assemble and launch your package quicker and carry more weight--up to 3,000 lbs.--and the instrument isn't subjected to vibrations or high Gs." Moreover, the scientific gear (though not the balloon) will be recoverable, drifting back to earth by parachute at the end of a mission. Scientists, to be sure, have been flying high-altitude balloons since the 1950s. But there was always a major drawback: as the balloons rose, the sun's heat expanded their...
...trend you may want to take up with your boss. And if you do, mention this figure: 71% of telecommuters say they've happily traded their business shoes for bunny slippers. Everything you need is on the shelves. You might even stay home and get your gear online...