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...were making the traditional SALT approach obsolete. In SALT I a rough balance in the two sides' delivery vehicles substantially reduced the possibility of surprise attack. But multiple warheads-far exceeding the number of launchers-were bound to restore the advantage of the attacker, who could hope to overwhelm the opponent's fixed missile sites even with equal numbers of missiles and warheads on both sides. The side striking first would have an advantage-thus reviving the destabilizing danger of surprise attack. From this point of view, a "freeze" would perpetuate an inherently precarious state of affairs...
...compact-car market. Despite this, Chrysler's survival continued to be a week-by-week proposition throughout 1981. The losses were lower, if still unspeakably high: "only" $475.6 million. lacocca and other executives periodically braced themselves for "drop-dead dates," deadlines when, the accountants calculated, accumulated expenses would overwhelm the amount of cash that was trickling in. lacocca found himself one Friday night in November 1981 with just $1 million left in the bank, a pittance for a company that was spending $5 million per working hour. Only by delaying payments to suppliers and strong-arming dealers into buying cars...
...basest level, he is booed with surprising frequency by a vocal minority at the Met when he takes his post-performance bows. Levine's tempos can be brisk to the point of hastiness, and in his enthusiasm for the music he often lets the sound of the orchestra overwhelm the singers, swamping them amid Wagnerian brass fortissimos or with the urgent sweep of passionate Verdian strings. Even the Met orchestra musicians, who are generally enthusiastic about their conductor, complain. Sometimes after a performance they leave informal, anonymous critiques: "Too loud, Maestro." "Much too slow." "Much too fast...
...most important was the final lesson depth is as important in swimming as it is in oceanography. Harvard had enough talent to simply overwhelm its northern counterpart...
...surprising humor and even a touch of irony. It is to the credit of Serban and the ART that this genuinely gripping production has been mounted. Sadly, it is easy to envision an even more arresting version, in which Serban's odd conception of the sisters' plight did not overwhelm the gentle, quirky, quicksilver loveliness of the play. Even when bolstered by the elegant proficiency of a director like Serban, innovation is not necessarily improvement...