Word: rushing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...techniques developed by scientists are actually put into timely use in Soviet factories. As a result, the Soviets are falling ever farther behind the West in the technologies most essential to future growth?computers, automation, petrochemicals and telecommunications. Nor are Western firms overly eager to rush to Russia's assistance. Fiat's auto plant at Togliatti opened two years late and is still convulsed by bureaucratic and labor difficulties. Stuttgart's Daimler-Benz has backed away from a Soviet invitation to build the world's largest truck factory south of Moscow...
...Maid. Perhaps Cohen's major coup has been to corner more distinguished names than the competing award shows put together. He says, "You know how often on the Oscars some girl will rush up and make a speech that goes something like, 'I'm accepting this award for Mr. Rock Johnson. Mr. Johnson is in Duluth, but he asked me to tell you that I'm his maid, and that he loves you all very much.' " Cohen also manages to give honorary Tonys to stars who may not fit the contest categories but are likely...
...soon discovered, as "the Big M." The Big M was a hell of a mean driver, and in no time flat he had the chance to show his stuff. We were on the tail of a procession of police cars chasing six joy-riders at top speed during rush hour. After doing several wide-radius circles through Union Station, and just when I was thinking our car had no business way at the back of this posse, the stolen car zipped around a corner and the police column came to a halt behind some innocent traffic...
...million-an average density of 86 cars per sq. mi., v. 24 in the U.S. At the current growth rate. Rome will have enough cars to cover every foot of road surface by 1977. Because most urban Italians go home for lunch, city traffic is thickened by four horrendous rush hours a day. Auto fumes have already reached dangerous levels, partly because Italian automakers, like other European automakers, are not yet required to install emission controls. Last month the sulfur-dioxide reading in Milan hit more than two parts per million. In London in 1952, a level of 1.34 p.p.m...
Harvard upped its lead to 2-0 before the period ended as Billy Corkery and Bob McManama duplicated the Hynes-from-Cavanagh play at 15:21. The Crimson did not let up in the second period, scoring on Jay. Riley's solo rush and deflected thirty-foot wrist shot...