Word: minimum
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...placing the booster seals on the criticality-1 list because of a lack of redundancy, the backup ring would certainly seat in the critical early-ignition phase of the launch and provide a seal even if gases got by the first ring. Since NASA had not established a minimum launch temperature for the boosters, he and Hardy both complained that Thiokol was trying to change the flight criteria on the night before a scheduled mission. Said Mulloy: "You can't do that." In his testimony last week, he did not deny having said, "My God, Thiokol, when do you want...
...promotional gimmick, the bank is offering unusual six-month certificates of deposit: their interest rates are tied to how well the Wildcats and the Cardinals do in the N.C.A.A. tournament. For a minimum of $500, a customer can buy a Wildcat CD or a Cardinal CD that offers a base interest rate of 7.5%. If the chosen team makes the playoffs, the rate will bounce to 7.7%. That seems a sure bet with either team, since Kentucky was ranked No. 5 and Louisville No. 13 in the latest Associated Press poll. For , each game the team wins, another .1 percentage...
...have to be very careful about what I say publicly. But I take it positively and a number of people agree with me. It is difficult for us to explain Enrile. Yet what consoles me more than anything else is that this unique occurrence was responsible for a minimum of bloodshed where the civilians were called upon to defend the military...
...rich were in the streets with the poor, a whole country up in flowers. In a short string of remarkable days a crooked election was held and exposed; a dignified woman established her stature and leadership; a despot ranted, sweated, fled; a palace changed guard--all with a minimum of blood lust and an abundance of determination and common national will. Not since 18th century France have Americans approved so heartily of a rebellion...
...historic solidarity of the British union movement is cracking. Following Fleet Street's example, other recalcitrant unions, notably those representing teachers and autoworkers, may be forced to modify their demands. Some government officials even grandly predict international consequences. Said one: "If Fleet Street can move decisively with a minimum of fuss, British industry will clearly present a different image across the world...