Word: ought
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Which does not necessarily mean that it ought to be built. Even if the S.D.I. proves technologically feasible, serious questions would arise as to whether it would really strengthen deterrence, and at what cost. Estimates of the money required start at $60 billion for a rudimentary system that would rely on interceptor rockets. Calculations of the cost of a fully developed laser- or particle-beam system run all the way from $100 billion to a staggering $1 trillion. Such a broad range means that all the figures are fairly wild guesses. Indeed, Cory Coll, leader of an S.D.I. research group...
...final decision to build or not to build a Star Wars system cannot be guided by technological prospects alone. The overriding issue is whether a functioning missile defense would enhance or upset nuclear stability. But the research program at least ought to determine what is and is not feasible. Three possible conclusions can be foreseen...
...unable to respond. Passing him into his mother's arms, the driver offered consolation: "Ma'am, I think you ought to know he was hell while he lasted...
...Schroeder), and no breathless moments when the device failed to work (as in Clark's case). Said a nurse: "Boy, this is a dull operation." DeVries and Dr. Robert Jarvik, designer of the Jarvik-7 heart, were jubilant. "We're getting so good at this operation," said DeVries, "we ought to start charging for it." (DeVries has been waiving his fees...
This movie ought to come adorned with cautionary labels. "Fragile!" "Handle with Care!" "Use No Hooks!" But how do you slap a sticker on a soap bubble? The temptation, then, is simply to let it drift, shimmering and iridescent as it dances on rare currents of wit and nostalgia, and to hope, of course, that it comes to a safe resting place in millions of memories...