Word: rush
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...subcommittee's desire to rush me through this process, together with various statements made by members...leads me to the painful conclusion that I have been prejudged by this body," Pierce said...
...keep things tidy. Student publications, solicited or not, certainly deserve to be read by students, yet central bins or baskets might prove to be viable alternatives. In any event, the Masters are justified in wanting cleaner hallways. Unfortunately, the Crimson has adopted a knee-jerk position in a zealous rush to stake the moral high ground...
...bottom and hanging from beams. It is dripping with gold coins." One gold brick weighed more than 62 lbs. No one can guess how much more gold might have been brought aboard by the 425 passengers who died in the sinking; many were Californians fresh from the gold rush...
...bottom line, and we know how to achieve it," says Benjamin Cosgrove, a Boeing senior vice president. "The need is for mechanics and inspectors with a real desire for safety." But if the airlines seem unwilling or unable to deliver the level of assurance that passengers want, politicians will rush to do it for them...
...shallow sheet 50 miles wide, moving slowly south for 180 miles before emptying into Florida Bay. But since the mid-1960s, the lake overflow has been channeled through a massive flood-control project -- 1,400 miles of canals and hydraulic pumps that can drain a field or rush water to urban centers on command. Using computers, engineers now try to mimic the natural flow into the park. If water levels fluctuate even by a matter of inches, the ecology of the Everglades can change radically. The same holds true if the water is polluted...