Word: gearing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...didn't really gear up for undergraduate scholarship funds early on, but I can't believe that we wouldn't finish on schedule," Glimp said...
Teresa L. Brown, a Lincoln resident who works as a sales clerk at the store, says she has chatted with Kaczynski. He has bought fishing gear and asks here what bait is likely to work at a particular time of year. He has occaisionally purchased candles, batteries, a flashlight and a bag to carry things back to his cabin...
CAPE CANAVERAL: NASA is keeping a close watch on the space shuttle Atlantis because of a leak in a vital hydraulic system used to control wing flaps, brakes and landing gear. The space agency says the six astronauts on board are not in danger, but the shuttle's planned five-day docking with Russian space station Mir may have to be shortened. The problem developed when one of the three auxiliary power units began leaking hydraulic fluid immediately after liftoff. NASA rules stipulate that after achieving its objectives, a shuttle must return to earth as soon as possible...
This prestigious meet generally serves as an opportunity for the team to gear up and apply the finishing touches to its preparation before the Heptagonal Championships, scheduled for the end of February...
...With nearly all the boundaries removed, aggressive companies will undoubtedly try to expand into new areas. The quickest way to do that is through alliances and mergers, and most observers expect that industry consolidation--ventures linking phone companies, broadcast networks, computer firms, cable companies--will soon shift into high gear. "Companies must choose their partners in the next 12 months, because when the markets converge, anyone who's not a partner is probably a competitor," says Bill Deatherage, telecommunications analyst at Bear Stearns. The end result may be a handful of industry behemoths, each of which can offer customers...