Word: rigorousity
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The panelists agreed that the American publicis not yet willing to accept the inconveniencecaused by more rigorous security measures such asthose used by El Al, the Israeli airline.
Despite a more rigorous selection process, almost all of the applicants were accepted, said Brian C. Offutt '87, chairman of the Undergraduate Council and one of the founders of the program.
Harvard had two sophomore winners last year and three the year before. "We seem to get two or three every year, as the nominating process [within Harvard] is fairly rigorous," said Walsh.
With far fewer Americans to shuttle across the Atlantic, several major airlines will be stung by the shift in travel plans. The likeliest victims are financially struggling Pan Am and TWA, which depend on transatlantic routes for much of their revenue. Eastern Airlines has put on hold the start-up...
Israel's state airline, El Al, which sets the world standard for security, relies mainly on people, rather than machines, to spot danger. El Al's thoroughness sometimes infuriates passengers, who must endure a check-in ritual that includes hand searches of carry-on luggage, minute scrutiny of passports and...