Word: prospects
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ABOVE THE CONCERT bedlam in the skydeck of the Civic Center, around an elegant open bar in the Royal Roost hideaway and at hors d'oeuvre-covered tables seemingly secure behind amber one-way glass, just that prospect--Carter's potential for "sweeping the country"--was the talk of paunchy potential donors, paunchier Rhode Island political hacks and lean-with-ambition Carter staff aides alike...
...depleted uranium fuel, are so highly radioactive that they pose serious risks to humans. Much of the waste will remain dangerous for centuries, and nuclear power critics argue that it is not fair to produce lethal garbage that could endanger future generations. Government experts are remarkably untroubled by that prospect. They point out that the total amount of waste that nuclear plants will produce by the year 2000 would fit, if stacked six feet high, on a single football field. The Federal Government proposes to bury the wastes deep in the earth, safely out of the way in stable geological...
...that is required for a crude fission bomb with the explosive force of 100 tons of TNT. Thus the material must be safeguarded so as not to fall into the hands of terrorists or blackmailers - and this requires tight security regulations. Nader and other critics worry about the unlikely prospect that such security measures would turn the U.S. into a "garrison state," where civil liberties are suppressed...
...defender's hand in front of the face and time running out. Walter "Doc" Hines has that radar. Last year, in the second half of a game against Ivy champion Penn, Hines pumped in 22 points, bringing Harvard fans to their feet in admiration. With the likes of pro prospect Ron Haigler guarding him tenaciously, the bearded junior scored almost at will from all over the IAB court...
Last July Felix Rohatyn, a partner in the investment banking firm of Lazard Freres who has since become chairman of New York's Municipal Assistance Corporation, suggested Otis to United as a ripe acquisition prospect. Otis, although No. 1 in its industry, has had a slowdown in orders because of the worldwide decline in construction starts on high-rise buildings. Still, the company gets a steady and reliable flow of business-about half its revenues-from maintenance of existing installations. Also, more than half of its 1974 sales of $ 1.1 billion came from overseas, where United would like...