Word: reached
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...hunt for fallen angels, but the number of available so-called distressed securities was not large enough to support many specialists in this field. In recent years, however, a surge in bankruptcies has created a boom in the bust market. The value of investments made in distressed securities could reach $20 billion this year, in contrast to less than $1 billion a decade...
When they graduate this spring, all three will miss the camaraderie and competition of the sport. However, achieving their ultimate goal--a firstever Ivy title--is within reach this season. After a 1-0 victory over Penn in the Crimson's first league game, all the players are looking forward to the challenge of capturing the elusive title...
...Calero rose to speak. He jumped onto the podium, but Harvard University Police apprehended him before he could reach Calero...
...Sagdeyev has made it clear that catching up was only the beginning. He has now directed his considerable intellect, political capital and diplomatic charm to another high-risk international mission. If all goes according to plan, the Phobos probes will take off next summer for Mars. When they reach the Red Planet some 200 days and 118 million miles later, they will orbit for a time, taking data on solar physics. The first Phobos will match orbits with the moon for which it is named, a chunk of rock about 14 miles across believed by many astronomers...
Experts say France, Britain, Japan and perhaps the Soviet Union could also reach the sub. "Down to 20,000 ft., nothing's sacred anymore," says Frank Busby, an expert in deep-sea operations. "You can't put these ((vessels)) down there and call them a memorial anymore because we can reach anything." But reaching the site may be the easy part. At those depths, pressures are 4 tons p.s.i., and deep-sea submersibles are unsuited for raising large objects. Even if the sub's hull is crushed and the missiles are lying in the open on the ocean floor...