Word: rateness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Safety experts attributed the high survival rate most of all to the heroics of Captain Haynes in leveling off the DC-10 until the final seconds. "He belongs in the pilots' hall of fame," declared Joe Sullivan, a retired flight engineer for American Airlines. The landing gear, dropped by gravity because of the hydraulics failure, helped support the part of the cabin where most survivors had been seated. The dampness of the cornfield from recent rains cushioned the crash impact. Fire-resistant seat upholstery installed at the insistence of the National Transportation Safety Board was also credited. So too were...
...stereotype that it is second-rate is something that I haven't experienced," Goethals adds...
...austral to 650 vs. the U.S. dollar and an aggressive privatization of most state-run companies. Because the end of many government subsidies will bring unavoidable price increases for some goods and services, all workers will be given a bonus of 8,000 australes ($12.30 at the new rate...
...early last week, Menem's economic medicine was already showing some positive effects. On Monday the black-market rate for dollars dipped below the official exchange rate for the first time since the austral plan was implemented by former President Raul Alfonsin in 1985, demonstrating credibility in the currency's new valuation. Investors and bankers were favorably impressed by the seriousness of the Peronist leader's austerity plan, which prompted the Buenos Aires stock exchange to rise 6.5% in a single day and sent monthly interest rates down 44 points...
Last month a federal judge denied the Yorks' request for a preliminary injunction against the institute and ordered that the case be tried by a jury in the fall. The decision was a blow to the Yorks, for whom time is critical. Risa is 39, and the spontaneous abortion rate for in vitro implants increases dramatically in women beyond the age of 40. Also, the longest recorded freezing of an embryo that was later successfully implanted is 28 months; the Yorks' embryo has been in a cryogenic state for 24 months...