Word: modelling
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...York from the publisher, Little, Brown, in Boston, and stored in a vault at the Chase Manhattan Bank. They were brought by courier to Kriss, who had a 24-in. safe installed in his office for the occasion. Later, he regretted having turned down an 84-in. model when the excerpt drafts and numerous revisions began to bury the office furniture. Photocopying the work, a project that overheated several office machines, had to be done on weekends, when witnesses were scarce. "At home," Kriss adds, "the only...
...bulkhead problem was not a new one for the DC-9. McDonnell Douglas warned airlines three years ago that fatigue cracks had shown up in some early models of the plane. The manufacturers advised airlines to inspect the bulkheads more frequently or reinforce all of these early-model DC-9s with "doubler" pieces...
Like an auto company showing off its new cars, the beleaguered Chrysler Corp. last week unveiled its shining new 1980 model management. Lee Iacocca, 54, the razzmatazz marketing whiz and former Ford president who joined Chrysler only last November, was elected chairman to replace John Riccardo, 55, who surprisingly retired, citing as a cause his recent heart trouble. Joining Iacocca at the top were several cronies from his 32 years at Ford. J. Paul Bergmoser, 63, former purchasing vice president at Ford, takes over as president; the new executive vice president for finance is Gerald Greenwald, 44, once president...
...Metropolitan who has heard most of the great voices of this century, Pavarotti combines the pastosa (soft) beauty of Beniamino Gigli with the effortless high notes of Giacomo Lauri-Volpi. Others hear echoes of Jussi Bjoerling's silvery refinement. Pavarotti inmself cites a more recent predecessor as a model: Giuseppe di Stefano, who at his best had a burnished, flowing style...
...Coal" to us is not merely a solidified hydrocarbon that exists in abundance in the United States, nor is it a simple coefficient in a mathematical model. "Coal" is in fact a system that involves, among other things, labor-management strife, uncertain environmental effects, and doubts posed by those who make investment decisions for utilities...