Word: looming
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Three possibilities loom in the background. Either the plane went down by mechanical failure, by a bomb or, less likely, by a missile attack. If in fact TWA Flight 800 fell under its own weight because of metal fatigue or faulty engineering, then my father has it right: you'd be crazy ever to fly again. But this seems unlikely. 747s don't just plummet into the sea in a ball of flame because of technical flaws. Aviation is not a perfect science, but almost all crashes are attributable to some problem not intrinsic to the airplane...
...duties involve more in the way of clerical work than was originally advertised, but my days are rarely boring. The pace is often dizzying, accelerating as deadlines loom and crises arise. At 11 a.m., a guest will be added--setting the office into a researching frenzy--only to be dropped at noon. In the morning, I typically spend about half my time tracking down articles, scanning headlines for interesting stories, photocopying, filing, faxing and messengering...
...political relationships of Hillary Clinton and a total indifference to the logical consequences of such actions by Governor Clinton imply either ignorance or an arrogant contempt for ethical conduct. These are not admirable people, and no amount of spin can change that. The question of character and integrity will loom as large as that of political ideology in the presidential election. KEN FAUST Birmingham, Alabama...
...accepted, are areas covered by a network of criminal and civil laws. Under federal law Title 18, section 1344, for example, it may be a crime to submit a false financial-disclosure statement. Perjury and obstruction of justice are also crimes under investigation. Factual issues of knowledge and intent loom large in whether any laws were broken. Ultimately a grand jury and the independent counsel will consider that issue and decide whether any further charges should be filed, against either the President or First Lady, or others...
Right now, the Harvard men's hockey team (10-15-1, 9-9-1 ECAC) is like the little engine that could. Not many believed in it (last night's attendance was 2,701) except itself. With each passing week, a new hill, a different obstacle seems to loom larger and larger...