Word: lethal
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Even more important than actual historical reproduction is Wajda's ability to capture the feel of the age the grime of street life and bread lines, the sense of urgency haunting politicos on all sides of the spectrum, and the pervasive paranoia of a society in lethal flux. Wajda brings forth all the weapons in this director's arsenal, from a droning soundtrack to claustrophobic camerawork, to brilliant contrast between dark night and the torches of the security police. He succeeds masterfully in conveying the dreadful anxiety of living in a totalitarian regime. For if the government of the Terror...
...assigned to a bomber would be its total takeoff weight divided by a "K" factor. The K factor for a plane carrying cruise missiles would yield a greater SWS total than the K factor for an identical plane carrying bombs, which are viewed as less lethal. The K factor for land-based missiles takes into account the size and number of warheads. Thus the MX missile, with ten warheads, could count as ten SWS's-but the Soviet SS-18, which also has ten warheads, would equal 20.5 SWS's, because it has larger warheads and more throw...
Five guards took their posts in the death house, two to adjust electrodes, one at the blue lethal door, two to call at the cells. One newsgatherer, W. E. Playfair of the Associated Press, was included among the seven official witnesses of man killing...
...real warning to be derived from the saga of flight 007 is the need for renewed and continuous efforts at peaceful coexistence with the Soviet Union. Probably we will never know for sure why the Korean airliner strayed off course, nor whether the Soviets attempted through non-lethal means to make the jet land or change course. But we do know--or have been violently reminded--how paranoid the Soviets are about defense. Because of its callous act, the USSR risks the wrath of the rest of the world and, more importantly, significant setbacks in its geopolitical strategy. Such...
...jarring note was the loud whine of a smoke-alarm klaxon, which briefly startled the crew. Because a fire or any outpouring of gas in Challenger's confined atmosphere would have lethal potential, the shuttle has seven fire extinguishers primed for instant use. However, a quick check showed that the alarm was set off by a sensor in the cargo area's aft bay No. 1 that had a history of being supersensitive, like a home smoke detector that goes off at the merest cigarette puff. Other sensors on Challenger's control panel were normal...