Word: rubberizing
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...argues that "I cannot be a complete quarterback until I can call the plays," and wants to take over the team on his own next season. "I won't worry," he says, "until I see Landry working out in the offseason, like throwing a ball through a rubber tire in the backyard...
...main battleground of Southeast Asia-lamentably so, since its chief role in the war is as an unwilling sanctuary and supply base for the North Vietnamese. Once again trying to disrupt that sanctuary, 25,000 South Vietnamese troops last week were engaged in a much-ballyhooed sweep through the rubber plantations of eastern Cambodia against moderate resistance and with inconclusive results. In another theater, the Cambodians were reeling from a major defeat at the hands of the North Vietnamese two weeks ago. And for the first time since the war began, Cambodia's capital, Phnom-Penh, came under...
Players with short, but not worn, rubber cleats had no problems and in general, raved about their ability to weave circles around their fallen defenders...
...problem is that on many cars equipped with V-8 engines during that period, a rubberized layer between two pieces of metal on the mounts has deteriorated, loosening the entire assembly. G.M. engineers recognized the trouble more than two years ago and designed a replacement part with a T-shaped metal bar that prevents any slipping, even if the rubber has worn away. But only a few Chevy owners notified under the recall will actually get that part, which costs $30. Unless the design of the engine will not permit it, the rest will have to settle for brace-like...
...officials maintained that the rubber section "obviously cannot be expected to have the life of the metal parts that it connects." Thus, they said, engine mounts should be regarded as items, like fan belts, that must be regularly checked and serviced when necessary-although they rarely are on most cars. Yet the company apparently did not want to test that claim in court. Federal officials last week were preparing to issue a formal notification of defect. By announcing the recall, G.M. clearly hopes to avoid any legal entanglement resulting from problems with the engine mounts...