Word: plateful
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...helmet back in college? Could he walk and chew gum at the same time? First, Ford nonchalantly knocked a tape recorder off the lectern while making a speech. Next, he and Edward Bennett Williams crashed into each other as the Washington attorney was leaving the podium. Once when a plate smashed to the floor, Ford's spokesman Bob Barrett took the microphone to tell the room, "That wasn't him. Believe me, it wasn...
...flash. A combination cameraradar-computer unit snaps the car's license number and the driver's frequently startled face, as well as the date, time, speed and location. Since May, some 1,200 drivers have been nailed by the high-tech Doppler radar system.The film is developed, the license plate number matched to the car owner, and then the offenders are notified by mail. Only clearly photographed drivers are fined...
...billion) or Salomon Brothers' ($6.6 billion). The worry is that unbridled competition will force many more old-line British houses to merge or go out of business. Says Ian Kerr, a British executive with Kidder, Peabody International: "The City of London has handed itself to foreigners on a plate." Whether that statement is true or not seems hardly to matter to much of London's bustling investment community as it revels in exciting times...
...highlight of the mission for Chief Archaeologist Scott Sledge, 38, was the discovery of a brass regimental facing plate, a shieldlike ornament from a soldier's bearskin cap, with the word royal clearly distinguishable. After gingerly brushing away some silt, Sledge recalls, "I came across something shiny right underneath." It was embedded in the surrounding coral, which he had to chip away carefully. Just as he was about to give up for the day and return to the surface, the plate loosened, and he was able to slide it out of the coral in perfect condition. Says Sledge: "That...
...same person; thus it seemed the culprit had access to the facility at the same time on both nights. Another important tip came from an accountant vacationing in Florida who had overheard a revealing conversation about Captain Midnight at a pay phone. He took down the caller's license-plate number and gave it to the authorities. The auto was linked to MacDougall...