Word: repairing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Project Appreciation repair a Gl's shattered limbs? No, of course not; but in a small way Project Appreciation is letting our servicemen know Americans do care...
...medical treatment," President Iryani, whose own powers are greatly strengthened by the general's removal, promptly announced Amri's resignation as Premier and commander in chief. In the past, the wily strongman's usual tactic when opposed on one issue or another was to resign, repair to Beirut or Cairo for a few weeks, and await recall on his own terms. This time it looks doubtful that Amri will ever be invited back...
After driving north for some 300 yards, the two corporals stopped and climbed out to repair their tires, which had been punctured by barbed wire. They did not know that they were still ten yards inside the Irish Republic; at that place, the border is marked only by a stream winding through the tussocky green fields and pastures. Their ignorance was fatal. I.R.A. gunmen lying in ambush in the hedgerows opened fire. One corpora] was killed and the other seriously wounded...
...contains another stipulation: over the next twelve years, the oil companies must put as much as $1 billion into a special government fund. If the equipment left behind is in satisfactory condition, the money will be returned to the firms; if not, it will be used to replace and repair rundown facilities. The new legislation also gives the government greatly expanded supervision over day-to-day operations...
...than the other two heart-lung recipients had, it was a desperate struggle almost from the beginning. Three days after surgery, Herbert began to have difficulty breathing, and doctors opened his windpipe and inserted a tube to better ventilate his lungs. Later a bronchial leak required a second postoperative repair job. For several days afterward, Herbert appeared to be making progress. But on Aug. 13, his condition began to deteriorate despite further efforts to save...