Word: launching
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Mesa's critics include two Colorado Republicans, Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell and Congressman Scott McInnis, who want Congress to launch its own probe of the airline. Both lawmakers are frequent flyers on United Express, one of six Mesa divisions that provide feeder service to USAir, United Airlines and America West. Campbell was incredulous last summer when the pilot on his flight had to crank down the landing gear manually after it became jammed on the approach to Denver...
...started in the front, where I had many chances to launch my five-foot-seven frame in front of opposition spikes. And wouldn't you know it, on the very first couple of points, I had a chance to block a spike...
...fact that the tunnel does not even pass under the mosque renders groundless the claims of the Palestinians that the Israelis are attempting to undermine their religion. The tunnel was clearly a pretext used by the Palestinians as a base from which to launch and ideological battle with the Israelis. In their quest for nationhood, the Palestinian people will be forced to come to terms with the fact that in democratic states problems are solved first through words and not by the sword. The Israeli government has always and will always respect the religious freedom of its minorities, both Muslim...
Johnson is also driving the company well beyond the U.S. In Japan trillions of yen have been figuratively kept under the mattress, locked into low-interest savings accounts. That money is becoming unlocked--and Fidelity wants a piece. In December, Fidelity became the first U.S. company to launch a yen-dominated investment trust in Japan. In Britain defined-contribution plans similar to 401(k)s, as well as mutual funds, are just beginning to take off, and the company is investing heavily...
Although the grant helps to insure the continuation of all six shows, the majority of the money is being allocated to buy software for the production of "Yard Tales," and for new multi-media Web ventures. HRTV plans to launch a Web site that would include short clips from student-created videos. Gildengers explains that often students miss other student work precisely because exhibits are short and hard to find. He hopes that making them accessible on-line would help give the student artists exposure. In addition to student clips, HRTV would like to include clips from the Ig Nobel...