Word: repairable
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...U.S.S. Acadia, a naval repair ship, returned to San Diego two weeks ago after serving more than seven months in the Persian Gulf. Before heading out again, it might have to add an onboard nursery. Last week Navy officials confirmed that while the Acadia was at sea, 36 of the 450 women aboard were transferred to shore duty because they were pregnant...
...speed the process further, the Administration wants Westinghouse, General Electric and other suppliers of nuclear plants to build them to a standard design that would be relatively simple to repair and maintain. France, which generates 75% of its electricity from the atom -- more than any other nation -- has used a standard reactor since the mid-1970s, enabling any nuclear engineer or plant operator to work on 52 of the country's 55 plants at a moment's notice. By contrast, each of the 112 U.S. nuclear plants, which produce 21% of the nation's electricity, was custom built...
...have come to outlaw testimony about a rape victim's sexual history unless it can be shown that the evidence has a direct bearing on the assault in question, but there are no such restrictions on the press. In the Palm Beach incident, it may be too late to repair the damage from having named the alleged victim and the suspect. But at least the case does present an opportunity to rethink the issue...
Susan Cox, 49, was horrified. After a death-defying battle with breast cancer and a prolonged recovery that included reconstructive surgery, the Chicago nurse learned last week that the very implant used to repair her breast could raise her risk of developing cancer once again. "It hit me like a club," said Cox. "Am I going to have to lose my breast twice?" She was not alone in her fear. News reports about the risks of certain breast implants set phones ringing in plastic surgeons' offices around the country. In all, 700,000 American women have had implants after cancer...
...nonstop people mover remains a mystery. Built in 1912, the subway was completely refurbished in 1958; the current plan is to create a "loop" of cars that run * slowly but continuously so people can step on and off. But the old system is in no evident need of repair. Perhaps that is why no Senator will admit sponsoring this expenditure, which was added to the appropriation bill of the Senate Appropriations Committee's legislative-branch subcommittee at a session during which no recorded vote of the members was taken...