Word: invalid
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...have been writing for a full half hour in excess of the allotted time," said the proctor. "According to university rules. I am compelled to consider your exam invalid...
There are two basic visions of it. Protectionism, in the free trader's eyes: When an economy gets sick, it wants to withdraw from the world. A protectionist psychosis sets in. The invalid retreats into the house and locks the doors and windows and pulls the shades. Hypochondriac, jittery, paranoid, the economic system settles down to feed upon its own inadequacies. It sits in its slippers by the cold furnace and thinks about how well it used to make things, long ago. It disconsolately guzzles Old Smoot-Hawley, far into the night. Then it passes out. Another economy gone...
...Evac Chair. Egen Polymatic Corporation, manufacturer. David Egen, designer. A lightweight, easily stored wheelchair to help elderly or handicapped persons down high-rise fire-exit stairs in case of emergency. A 250-lb. invalid can easily be evacuated by one assistant...
...Soviet Union's first transfer of power in 18 years had apparently gone smoothly. Most important, the replacement of a leader who had been a virtual invalid for several years by a man with proven abilities as a decision maker offered hope that Moscow could finally begin to deal with issues that had long been neglected. Said a top British official: "The vibes we are getting from Moscow suggest a strong emphasis on continuity in domestic and foreign policy, but with the odds on longer-term initiatives in the economy and foreign affairs...
...that this was any fault of John De Lorean's. To the contrary. It was De Lorean who seized the invalid Pontiac division of General Motors and pumped it back to life. It was De Lorean (so goes the tale) who showed the corporate stuffed shirts the writing on the wall. Where was the fuel-efficient, practical, obsolescence-proof carriage for the common man? asked our ageless pioneer. No one looked up from the boardroom table. The point is that for all his boogying and Ursula Andressing, De Lorean actually understood what...