Word: keeping
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...unchecked growth of the deficit has occurred because the Reagan Administration has refused to raise taxes or keep the lid on spending for non-means-tested entitlements, such as Social Security, which are geared towards immediate consumption rather than use in savings and investment. As a result, interest payments on the national debt have become the fastest growing line item in the federal budget, not defense spending...
Clearly, something must be done about these reactors. Last September, Congressman George Brown (D.-Calif.) introduced a bill that would address this problem. The bill would keep us from sending up any nuclear-powered satellites provided that the Soviets do the same. However, Congress, in an end-of-session rush, didn't consider it. Brown will introduce it again this year, but because of expected opposition from SDI advocates, the bill might have a hard time being signed into...
...protecting the earth. But that plan will fail unless it is forged with international fellowship and carried out on a global scale. How much good can one country do by reducing carbon- dioxide emissions if another nation offsets that with an increased output of CO2? How can one country keep its beaches clean if its neighbor down the coast dumps sewage or syringes into the sea? "On most environmental questions, the nation-state is obsolete," said Pace University's Nicholas Robinson. "We have to talk about multinational cooperation...
...nuclear reactors work by splitting large atoms into smaller pieces, thus releasing heat. The challenge is to keep the core of nuclear fuel from overheating and melting into an uncontrollable mass that can breach containment walls and release radioactivity. One way to prevent a meltdown is to make sure the fuel is always surrounded with circulating coolant -- ordinary water in most commercial reactors. To guard against mechanical failures that could interrupt the transfer of heat, most reactors employ multiple backup systems, a strategy known as "defense in depth...
...other products save them millions each year in production costs. "Movie budgets have become unreasonably high," says director Badham, "so we're always looking to maximize the money available. From a producer's or a director's view, product placement is a great way to reduce the budget and keep the studio quiet...