Word: runway
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Clearing the runway for these airlines was the industry deregulation in the late '70s. By giving all carriers more freedom in setting their routes and rates, deregulation made it possible and profitable for upstart outfits to search for gaps in the service provided by major trunk lines. Since 1978, at least 16 jet-flying passenger airlines have been launched, in contrast with none in the previous 20 years...
...game means is that this year Harvard had a better football team than yale. We can pride in that but tearing up the field implies that we want to prove something more. Everyone condemns the obscenity-hurling drunk who pours beer on the players as they run down the runway at Sullivan Stadium. He's on the fringe, he's out of control, but his attitudes aren't that unique. And before the goalposts fell on Saturday, that attitude sold a lot of "Yale Sucks" bats...
...Point Salines airstrip, the Rangers managed to clear the runway of pipes, boulders and vehicles, which had been placed there by Grenadians and Cubans. The Rangers could now fly onto the field in C-130s. By 7:15 a.m. the airstrip was secure. Hundreds of Cubans had thrown down their weapons and surrendered to the superior U.S. firepower...
Moving from Point Salines, the Rangers pushed toward the nearby True Blue campus. At 8:30 a.m., students heard and saw soldiers near the men's dorm. One Ranger ran across the runway and shouted, "We're Americans. You are all right." The soldiers warned the students to stay away from windows, but to collect a few belongings and gather in the adjacent lecture hall. There an officer told them, "We are the U.S. armed forces and we are here to get you out if you want to go." Students applauded with joy and relief...
...November 1979 that Fidel Castro would help Grenada build a new "international airport," ostensibly to aid the island's tourist business. A Cuban construction brigade, using 85 pieces of Soviet heavy construction equipment, arrived in December to start the work. The airport's 10,000-ft. runway would be compatible with both tourist-laden jumbo jets and long-range military aircraft...