Word: inched
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...capture latch," a metal lip containing an added O ring, which would force escaping gas to turn an extra corner and lose momentum. The maximum distance that joints can pull apart under the stress of launch will be reduced from the current one thirty-thousandth of an inch to one-fifth that figure. A "vulcanized, rubbery substance" will replace the putty that now fills the gap as a sealant...
Between the pictures shot by cameras aboard the submersible Alvin, the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) J.J. and the towed sled Angus, Ballard said, "there is not a square inch of the Titanic that has not been photographed in beautiful detail." Woods Hole scientists plan to create a photomosaic of the entire ship, a project that will take several months. But Secretary of the Navy John Lehman, whose department financed the expedition, had already seen enough. Delighted with the spectacular outcome, he declared Ballard the Navy's "Bottom Gun" and presented him with a duly inscribed navy blue baseball...
...process -- an attempt by American negotiators to explain to their Soviet counterparts what the letter means -- will be complicated by a similar dispute in Washington. State is trying to interpret the letter in a way that leaves the negotiators with more latitude, while Defense protests and obstructs every inch of the way. The Soviets, who have been complaining about not knowing whom to listen to in the cacophony coming out of Washington, will be all the more confused...
This icon of freedom is burnished by a new national confidence--but its metal skin is less than an inch thick. The inside of Lady Liberty is dark and hollow...
Between Mandalay and the "pagoda-studded plain of Pagan" lies a 27-hour boat trip down the Irrawaddy River. We had a choice between "cabin" and "deck" and for an extra dollar chose the cabin. Well, the deck looked like steerage, every square inch filled by a body or a basket of smelly goods. The cabin, however, was not much better. It consisted of three wooden bunks and a table, and we shared it with a wealthy Burmese family, their electrical appliances, and eight or nine monks with shaven heads and long orange robes...