Word: preset
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...year right up to the moment of withdrawal. But banks that offer the service can charge steep fees, sometimes as much as 25? for every check written, plus a monthly service fee that may be as high as $5 if the savings balance drops below a preset level. Thus PAT accounts may be profitable only for depositors who write few checks and can maintain a balance of close...
...amount of fuel in the tank, and the number of miles he can expect to go (at current speed) before a refill is necessary. Drivers of General Motors' 1978 Cadillac Seville will also be able to punch a button and find out the miles yet to go to a preset destination and the estimated arrival time. The ultimate auto will make the solid gold Cadillac look leaden. It will accommodate a pencil-size portable phone capable of reaching any number in the world in seconds, automatic braking that will take over from a panicked driver, and a mini-radar...
...beating at the proper rate. Not much larger than a billfold, the battery-operated gadget checks on the heart through electrodes stuck on the chest. It emits a single beep whenever the heart rate falls below a predetermined lower limit, a double beep whenever it rises above a preset ceiling. Doctors who have experimented with the device (retail price: $280) find it particularly useful for getting their cardiac patients started on post-attack exercise programs...
Otherwise, the descent seemed to be continuing normally. "After aerodynamic braking in the atmosphere," reported Tass, "the parachute system was put into action and, before landing, the soft-landing engines were fired. The flight of the descending apparatus ended in a smooth landing in the preset area." These operations, however, were automatic; they did not require cooperation from the crew. Western experts speculated that whatever went wrong with Soyuz 11 occurred either during or soon after the firing of its retrorocket...