Word: reasonableness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...voice of Launch Control, were cool and precise: "Discovery -- performance nominal." But if Malone, the first woman to deliver the countdown for a space shot, betrayed little emotion, her colleagues at NASA could barely contain their excitement. "It gets better every time," exulted NASA administrator James Fletcher. He had reason to cheer: last week's launch of Discovery, the third shuttle mission since the 1986 Challenger disaster, was another significant milestone in the comeback of the U.S. space program...
...even heard of a project, that was so incredibly complicated and that met every deadline." Some of this speed and success can be attributed to the efficient cooperation among firms in Britain, Canada and the U.S., all of whom contributed essential parts to the larger whole. But the principal reason why this edition was prepared so rapidly can be cited in a word that did not appear in the first OED: computerization...
...record numbers of Yardlings applied to the three Quad houses as their home for 1989-90, masters and College administrators have good reason to heave sighs of contentment. Cabot, North and Currier Houses--which formerly were seen as exiled territories from undergraduate life that centered between the Charles River and Mass. Ave.--have discovered an unparalleled resurgence that indicates a change in undergraduate life...
...what Jaron Bourke '88-'89 and Professor Wylie said. Bourke said that "the militarization of college students is the unfortunate consequence of financial need and lack of commitment to higher education for all people." Although the financial aid of the ROTC program is helpful, it is not the only reason I decided to enroll in the Navy ROTC. I take great pride in serving my country and defending our democratic principles. In regard to higher education, I don't see how the teaching of leadership, responsibility and honesty can do anything but raise the level of education...
...real reason Republicans picked Gingrich has nothing to do with his legislative ability or ethics. It is because Gingrich creates controversy. He yells at Democratic representatives during congressional sessions and mercilessly riducules them for hours late at night on C-Span. He is the Morton Downey Jr. of the House of Representatives...