Word: packed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...latest leading contender among basing schemes is "Dense Pack." The idea is to build, say, 200 underground silos on several 20-sq.-mi. parcels of military land. Since only 20 missiles would be allotted to each 200-silo cluster, scores of empty silos would harmlessly draw Soviet warheads. One of Dense Pack's entirely theoretical virtues is "fratricide": since Soviet bombs would arrive in exceptionally tight formation, the first to explode might destroy its "brother" warheads...
...preparation--the symbolic leader of American evangelism brought his crusade home. His current, two-month evangelical campaign will sweep through eight major cities in six New England states. And when the crusade culminates at Boston University's Nickerson Field next month, more than 100,000 people are expected to pack the stadium to hear Graham spread the gospel he has been preaching since...
...remember driving down to Eugene from Portland with my track team buddies to see Salazar and teammate Rudy Chapa run. Salazar was usually the favorite, but he spent most of his races in the middle of the pack, surging only in the last lap or so to win. "Salazar, Salazar!" the Eugene' crowds would yell...
Rodgers, of course, wouldn't mind beating the pack on Monday. "If I'm not in the top three to five, it'll be a letdown. I'd be disappointed," he admitted...
...like ordinary riding You've got to learn how to catch somebody's draft [known as drafting or "wheel sucking"] and how to ride full speed in a pack of people elbowing pushing and lighting to get ahead...