Word: scanted
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Unscheduled Swim." Rick Adams' attachment to freedom twice prompted him to risk his life rather than eject from mortally damaged aircraft over populated areas, where he would have had scant chance of rescue. His first escape came near Hanoi last October, when his F-8 Crusader was hit by a Russian SAM missile. "I held my breath for a second and the airplane kept flying," he recounts, "but I knew that I was hurt bad, so I leaned on the stick and turned and headed out to sea." Squadron Commander Richard ("Belly") Bellinger, 42, yelled for him to eject...
...question of reunification. Perhaps more important was the record oversupply of 21 million tons of coal, which stands in ominous black mountains from Bottrop to Bochum. To the Ruhr, it brought the fear of mine closings, short shifts and layoffs. The big steel firms are running at a scant 80% of production capacity. Add to that the perennial German fear of inflation, and the fact that living costs rose 4.4% in the past year, and the stage was set for trouble...
...discovering the truth and dispensing justice, the parties to the trials are really seeking triumph and justification. The very phrase "adversary system" denotes a bitter duel rather than a disinterested inquiry. Worse, the duelers tend to indulge in trickery, and fight with "make-believe" evidence that often bears scant relation to the facts at issue...
...Just a scant year ago, Professor William Alfred was a normal Harvard English professor, noted primarily among undergraduates for his sonorous Old English recitations, his passionate lecture gesticulation, and his exasperation with the microphone of Lowell Lec. There were some rumblings about a play in-the-works but nobody paid much attention...
Britain is fighting another battle these days, a struggle to pay its way in the competitive world economy. The country is getting scant help from the British workingman, who too often thinks that the only fight he has to wage is the battle against his boss. Padded payrolls and plain sloth are slowing production at home, losing business abroad and aggravating the chronic trade deficit and the sterling crisis. Examples...