Word: invalidism
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...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...
...envelope or when a Borgia has switched the wine. It is the victim who does the actual killing. That is why moviemakers focus so carefully on the glass of smoky milk jiggling on the silver tray as it progresses up the winding staircase toward the invalid wife. They know that we will want to follow the death instrument in the slowest motion, to see it grasped eagerly or laconically, at last to shudder. So one shudders picturing Stanley and Theresa Janus in Chicago a couple of weeks ago, stunned over the death of Stanley's brother Adam...
Harvard is contending that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charge--filed last March by a coalition of women sociologists--was filed after the commission's 300-day deadline, and thus is invalid...