Word: leans
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ALVINN, short for Autonomous Land Vehicle in the Neural Network, originated in 1985 as a research project by C.M.U.'s Robotics Institute for the U.S. military. Early progress aroused the U.S. Department of Transportation and U.S. automakers to the fascinating possibilities of fully automated passenger vehicles. The lean-back comfort of a train meets the door-to-door convenience of a car. Automobile travelers would be able to key in their destination, flip open a magazine and leave the actual driving to ALVINN. Last October the DOT committed $160 million to an Automated Highway System research consortium, which includes...
Other companies that turned lean under the pressure of foreign competition are now poised to profit from a cheap peso that lowers the price of their exports. Min-Cer, a maker of wheel and drum components for tractor-trailers, plans to export 90% of its output this year. ``We are expecting a very steep drop in domestic demand, but we're working three shifts a day for exports,'' general director Carlos de la Garza says...
...come down to a choice between anupperclassman who has applied many times and nevergotten in and someone who has never appliedbefore, I will lean toward the person who hasapplied many times," McCorkle said. "I almostnever accept freshmen for that reason...
...what the food hucksters sell us is simply not good for our bodies. We need to learn to lust after fruits, vegetables, grains, lean meats and good health; only then will we lose weight and keep it off. If we have the right attitude, it will produce the right behavior...
...suspects that Boyd complicates the plot for the pleasure of disentangling it in lean, lively prose. He also offers fascinating insights into pre-modern medicine and the mad dreams of the earliest aviators-presented not as set pieces but woven into the narrative. In all, typical Boyd-satisfying and baffling at once...