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...Meeting twice each semester in which the delegates of each House inform all House residents of assembly activities and solicit suggestions...
...does a President need to do but look important and say "yes" and "no" in the right places?" The friend is convinced; Walraff tells him to wear a tie and buy an attache-case to make himself look important. The friend sets to his task, and Walraff returns to inform the impatient General that the President...
...four candidates complained the department did not inform them of the procedures and criteria on which they were judged...
...production time. - A purchasing-department circle noted that when supplies were ordered, many vendors routinely sent more than requested. The company either paid the bill or shipped the parts back at its own expense. The group tallied all the overcharge costs and found them startling. The solution was to inform suppliers that the company would either keep the extra material or charge for returning it. The saving: $636,000 a year...
...mass spectrometer. This device, by bombarding the drug molecules with ions (charged particles), produces a pattern, or "fingerprint," of the unknown chemical. Since each drug's fingerprint is unique to it, the chemical can be readily identified. If a forbidden drug is detected, the Olympic medical commission will inform the chief of the athlete's delegation of the incriminating results, and a test on the refrigerated sample is done. If the first results are confirmed, the game is forfeited and the athlete may face losing a medal and being disqualified from the Olympics...