Word: rigid
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...banks of IBM and Tandem computers that run both the Big Board's SuperDot (for designated order turnaround) system and the equivalent operation for the American Exchange, which is known as PER (postexecution reporting). These systems record trades and relay confirmation back to brokers. Officials from both exchanges maintain rigid secrecy about the computers, which are owned and operated by a joint affiliate known as the Securities Industry Automation Corp. It is said, however, that S.I.A.C.'s number-crunching capability rivals that of NASA's Mission Control...
They said that the rigid codification of rulesthat would be necessary to eradicate suchambiguity would limit the University's ability torespond flexibly to offenses against it,introducing more hazards than benefits. A heavilylegalistic disciplinary system would compromiseideals of trust and respect that are central tothe Univeristy's mission, members said...
...decision was a victory for General Motors and Ford, which faced combined fines of up to $600 million because their vehicles did not and would not meet the 27.5-m.p.g. standard for 1986, 1987 and 1988. Both companies had campaigned vigorously against rigid enforcement of the law, contending that tens of thousands of autoworkers would be laid off as the firms slowed production of larger cars to bring the average m.p.g. for all their vehicles down to the standard...
More intimate use of the alloy is made by Japan's Wacoal Corp., which last week began marketing its Memory Wire bras in the U.S. for about $30. The new product avoids a difficulty common to many regular wire bras, which can become twisted and more rigid after each washing. What next for the wonder metal? Says a manufacturer of the alloy: "A dented automobile fender that could be returned to new with a blow dryer sounds great, but it would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to produce...
From a wide alleyway where six colts and a mule have withstood an early downpour, Jay, a lanky cowboy from northern Wyoming, turns a wild-eyed sorrel horse into the corral where Ray is waiting on his gray mare. The colt's body is rigid, and he lets out the kind of snorts that make a cowboy take a deep seat on frosty mornings. "A horse has a mind," Rays says, watching the colt. "He gets scared and bold, sure and unsure, sick and well. He says, 'Maybe. I don't know. All right . . .' and too often...