Word: repairable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...clean-up expenses were paid for by Boston Edison, who hired contractors in addition to Clean Harbors to do the repair work. The leak did not affect electrical service as the transmission line had been taken out of service earlier...
Last week Colombian officials moved to repair the damage. Justice Minister Enrique Low Murtra announced that arrest warrants had been issued not only for Ochoa but also for four other leading members of the notorious Medellin Cartel, which supplies 75% of the cocaine consumed in the U.S. Once detained, Low vowed, all five would be extradited to the U.S. to stand trial on drug- related charges. Low also fired two top officials of La Picota...
...recently, however, even a spectacular champion like Ruffian, the filly who was unbeaten during her brief career in 1974 and 1975, had to be put to death after shattering a leg. No more. By screwing metal plates into the broken bones, a practice adapted from human orthopedics, surgeons can repair the damage well enough for the animals to stand comfortably after the operation without a splint. (Earlier attempts frequently failed when the high-strung animals destroyed their casts, reinjuring their legs.) At Tufts, rehabilitation after surgery includes therapy on a gaited treadmill that can be set from a walk...
...SWISS Watchmaker spends his days squinting through a magnifying glass at pieces of metal the size of termites. All day long. He's a very busy man. Too busy repairing watches to answer questions about what it's like to repair watches all day long...
Most pressing to Grenadians, though, is the island's economy. An estimated 20% to 30% of the populace is unemployed. Some $90 million in U.S. aid since 1984 has done little to better the lot of the average worker. The money has been used to repair roads, complete the airport and build a bright pink mental institution to replace the one accidentally destroyed by American bombs. But impatience abounds. "We should have moved much faster than we have," says a waiter at a near empty beachfront hotel. "Except for the airport, I haven't seen much improvement...