Word: heed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Frightened workers and safety officials say even worse disasters may lie in store for a hazardous business that is paying too little heed to safety considerations. Union leaders contend that oil refineries, currently running | at full capacity, are pushing their employees too hard. After last October's disaster, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Phillips for 566 "willful" violations of safety procedures. In April the agency criticized the petrochemical industry in general for unsafe work practices. Even the American Petroleum Institute, a trade group, has issued new standards for refineries and is urging the Federal Government...
...formation of NOW's commission is a sign that the natives are restless. If the Democrats hope to remain this nation's majority party, they had better heed the warning: stand up for the liberal constituency, or pass the gavel to somebody else...
...those of you still in high school, heed this advice: enjoy Camp Harvard while it lasts. You'll never see it quite the same again...
...them for paramilitary service. John, 16, joined the youth wing when he was 13, and his early years mainly consisted of reading books, learning Gaelic and, to his frustration, painting posters and marching. "We've been protesting for 20 years against the Brits, and they've never taken any heed," he says. "They take heed...
Consumers in some areas are complaining about rising rates, shoddy service and long afternoons of waiting for the cable repairman to show up. Broadcasters are arguing that cable enjoys an unfair advantage in the marketplace. Most worrisome of all to the industry, Washington is paying heed. Legislation is pending in both houses of Congress that would impose new restrictions on cable. And the Federal Communications Commission, for years a deregulatory friend, is making noises about reining in the industry...