Word: pinpointing
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...those who fear that Special Concentrations will act as a concession and thus thwart any effort to overhaul Harvard according to some general plan-if Harvard does in fact need an overhaul-the inadequacies which the program will pinpoint will help determine what fundamental changes are needed. On the other hand, if the curriculum is actually healthy and does not need major alterations, then Special Concentrations will result in no more than the quiet accommodation of a few unconventional interests...
...Harvard got off to an inauspicious start as Foster fumbled the opening kickoff on his 30 to set up a quick Penn touchdown. Micir's pinpoint passing seemed to indicate a long day for the Crimson, but Harvard responded with an impressive drive DeMars ran six of the 13 plays and kept the crowd on its feet on his second-effort running. But Harvard had to settle for a field goal...
...Navy -using pigeons. Skinner was evolving a kind of majority-vote bombardiering, using three pigeons on the theory that two at least would peck correctly on the left or right of a target screen. Then, as Skinner recalls, "the Manhattan Project came along and there was no need for pinpoint bombing...
...Creation of a National Commission on Productivity, composed of representatives from business, labor, Government and the public, to seek ways of boosting U.S. industry's productivity. - Establishment within the Government of a Regulations and Purchasing Review Board to study federal regulations and import policies in order to pinpoint where the Government inadvertently acts to drive up costs. - Assignment of the Council of Economic Advisers to prepare a periodic "inflation alert," warning the public which wage or price boosts are inflationary and identifying the industries, though not the corporations or unions involved...
...death in most cases is simple: hold fire. Except to stop snipers, shooting to kill can rarely be justified. Even then, the Army, National Guard units and police departments instruct their men to first locate the source of the sniper fire, and to return it only by the pinpoint, one-shot-at-a-time marksmanship of a trained rifleman. Laying down a fusillade, Army military police are told, "accomplishes nothing constructive and creates hostility among innocent bystanders," even if none are wounded or killed. A sniper can often be silenced by surrounding his position and forcing him out with tear...