Word: jettison
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Dartmouth did its best to jettison the shackles of the Crimson's gridiron curse over them, as classy OB Buddy Teevens drove the Woodsmen 67 yards for a touchdown midway through the final quarter. Halfback Jeff Dufresne took ball on eight of the 11 plays, finally scooting off tackle from the one to make...
Squeezed for cash because of overinvestment and declining earnings, Gulfs chiefs have been wielding a heavy ax to cut costs, jettison losing properties and clear a path out of past mistakes. The company's fleet of planes has been reduced from six to three, and the executive dining room has been closed. More important than these symbolic moves, this year's capital budget, originally set for $2.5 billion, is being cut drastically. At headquarters in Pittsburgh, and in branch offices from Houston to Tokyo, cutbacks in staff are reaching into the hundreds. Public affairs has been pruned severely; its chief...
...reach orbit in 1964 and disintegrated in the atmosphere over Madagascar. A meteorological satellite was aborted on launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in 1968, and the nuclear package was recovered intact. As Apollo 13 returned from an unsuccessful moon flight in 1970, the three astronauts had to jettison their unused moon lander, and its power pack plunged into the Pacific Ocean near Australia...
Privately, P.L.O. leaders conceded that without the united support of other Arab states, Sadat had the advantage. They feared that the Saudis and others might be prepared to jettison the Rabat agreement if a Geneva peace settlement could be worked out allowing some alternative arrangement involving Palestinians other than the P.L.O. One Fatah commander gloomily concluded that Egypt and Israel "have agreed to get rid of us by any means, without at least giving us back part of our land...
Once his tax measures are drawn up by the Finance Committee, Long steers them through the full Senate with consummate finesse. One favorite tactic is to load bills with amendments he is willing to jettison. As each proposal goes over board, Long ? the model of compromise and sweet reason ? exacts support for the points that are truly dear to his heart. Says Majority Leader Robert Byrd: "He cut his teeth on this institution, and he's probably the most skillful tactician on the floor in managing his bills...