Word: maintainance
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...society's disadvantaged. He led the opposition to Reagan Administration plans that threatened Social Security and aid for education. When Reagan's popularity was at its height, O'Neill's opposition was politically costly, and the speaker was mercilessly lampooned in cartoons. Yet O'Neill's determination to maintain government as the champion of the disadvantaged never waivered. The nation is greater for O'Neill's efforts...
TESTING. Regarding the problem of nuclear testing, I maintain that the combat capability of many new versions of nuclear weapons (of both the fission and fusion kind) can be reliably determined without conducting nuclear tests. A possible exception may be weapons based on new physical and design principles. But existing physical and design principles already are quite sufficient to manufacture nuclear weapons satisfying all military requirements. Testing is not required to develop new versions of weapons differing only in terms of dimensions, weight or other such parameters from those previously tested. Testing is currently not necessary to verify the reliability...
...occasions like St. Patrick's Day parades, but that is in part because the Irish pipes cannot be played standing up. Besides, they are not very loud. The Scottish variety is challenging enough, but Uilleann pipes are in a class by themselves. They are difficult to obtain, harder to maintain and nearly impossible to play...
...inspiration many Irish pipers describe: "I was just blown away. I knew instantly that I wanted to play this instrument." Recalls Britton: "Tom was like a high priest with a new disciple. He told me that a piper has to be a woodworker, leatherworker, metalsmith and reedmaker just to maintain the instrument, and that I would have to learn Gaelic to understand the rhythm of piping. Basically, though, I had really long hair at the time, and I think he was afraid I'd use the pipes to play rock...
...generated by limited partnerships. Kroh relied on such partnerships for as much as 20% of its capital, or some $20 million a year. Money was thus readily available for construction of shopping centers and office buildings that might not turn a profit. The funds helped Kroh and other firms maintain a healthy cash flow even when they were not making money...