Word: proofing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...except when he is thinking, and the trouble is that over his long career he has been thinking a very great deal." Perhaps to quote such provocative thrashings is to suggest an intemperate, flailing harangue, but every round-house blow is prepared-with deft, critical jabs and well-documented proof of delinquency...
Much of the agency's work focuses on accounting. Officials scan the records of nuclear plants to determine whether all the radioactive material received is either properly stored and used or accounted for as waste. The inspectors also check film from tamper-proof cameras installed at strategic locations in nuclear facilities to discover possible abnormal movements of personnel and equipment and to watch for nonreported alterations in the plants. The frequency of inspection varies from three or four times a year under normal circumstances to sudden visits if an emergency occurs. A few inspections are unannounced. Certain facilities, like uranium...
...light of the recent accusations being made about the possibility of phone tapping of students belonging to the Southern Africa Solidarity Committee (SASC), we would like to remind the Harvard community that proof that wiretapping has occurred would not necessarily implicate the University in any wrongdoing it is entirely possible that wiretapping has been carried out not by Harvard University, but rather by the United States government...
...with a giant banana: the "fruit of the month" served at the hotel's jam-packed juice bar. "We're discouraging all- you-can-drink offers and free shooters," says Jack Burk, vice president of public relations for the hotel chain. "The emphasis is on social occasions and lower-proof drinks...
Weitzman cites Japan's economy as proof that a share system can work. In many Japanese corporations, as much as half of a worker's pay comes in the form of a bonus that is tied to the company's profits or revenues. That makes workers' annual income somewhat unpredictable, especially in bad times, but the country's unemployment rate is only 2.7%, and layoffs are rare. In addition, the Japanese have a reason to work hard and strive for quality because some of their pay is linked to the company's fortunes. Widespread use of profit sharing, says Weitzman...