Word: overhauled
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...immigration proposals, similar to those recommended in 1963 by John Kennedy, constitute a drastic overhaul of an anachronistic, 40-year-old law. One key provision would wipe out the "Asia-Pacific triangle" arrangement that effectively bars all but a smattering of Oriental immigrants to the U.S. This, and other liberalization of the law, would be accomplished by ending the present national quota system, which, said the President, is "incompatible with our basic American tradition" and "does incalculable harm...
...outflow of gold under the current rules simply because it spends so much abroad for tourism, investment, foreign aid and the common defense of the western world. More and more money experts have begun to complain that any system that penalizes such beneficial spending is in need of overhaul...
What isotopic inspection does best is provide a clear picture of the rotor blades deepest inside the engine. These blades are the first to loosen and break free, and when this happens it may mean a complete engine overhaul at a price of $25,000 or more. "Using the isotopic inspection method," says Eastern's System Director of Quality Control Jason Koesy, "we've already caught 14 rotor blades that had begun to work their way loose." Isotopic inspection, which costs as little as five hours and $20 per engine, has already saved Eastern more than...
...Israeli citizen who is now lecturing at Manhattan's New School of Social Research. Along with some other realistic observers, he contends that Western imperialism was much too easygoing. Assailed by guilt feelings, sentimentalizing the alien cultures over which they ruled, the imperialists failed to overhaul the social structures of the subject nations. They gave the non-West a taste for Western-style living without supplying them with the economic base or the management training that could provide it. As a result, the former colonies, now touchily proud new nations, are worse off than they were under colonialism...
With the score 55-49, Austin and Wolters scored on two quick fast breaks, giving B.C. a safe ten-point advantage. The Crimson did close the margin to four points on one occasion, but the team's shooting never got hot enough to overhaul the Eagles. In the meantime, two Crimson starters, Barry Williams and Leo Scully had fouled out, and B.C.'s height advantage was giving the Eagles a big rebounding advantage and plenty of second chances on missed shots...