Word: skimping
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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State politicians are unwilling to raise taxes to fund the incinerators, and environmental groups are blocking any state plans that skimp on pollution control. But even when a satisfactory plan is agreed upon, suburbanites get up in arms and the NIMBY Syndrome strikes. "Incinerators, yes, but Not In My Back Yard...
...first truths of comedy: a fat man is almost always funnier than a thin one. "This is probably the biggest thing I ever got into," says Ralph of one of his moneymaking schemes. "The biggest thing you ever got into," responds Alice, "was your pants." Afraid that she will skimp on dinner to save money, he says, "Then you know what I'll look like?" She replies, "Yeah. A human being." To which Ralph usually responds with the familiar "One of these days, Alice! Pow! Right in the kisser!" Despite her jabs, Alice is Ralph's greatest supporter, and with...
Traditionally, Congress and the Pentagon like to build showy weapons systems but tend to skimp on less glamorous things. The Administration has increased spending on maintenance, spare parts, fuel and other elements of combat "readiness" by only 7%. As a result, states the GAO report, only eight of the Navy's 14 aircraft carriers could put to sea within two months of the outbreak of war, and only 60% of its warplanes are combat ready...
Beyond Zimmer's financial debacle lies the issue of shoddy construction at the plant. In an effort to contain costs, Cincinnati Gas tried to skimp on quality-control measures and personnel. In November 1981, the NRC fined the utility $200,000 after discovering the first of some 15,000 violations of its quality-assurance regulations. A year later, the commission halted construction because of Cincinnati Gas' continued failure to meet its quality guidelines, the first time that the NRC had ever taken such a step when construction was so far advanced. Some of the steel used at Zimmer...
...time" at the end of the summer, as the College's opening date approached. "We took care of the glaring deficiencies, but if there was a slight blemish on the wall, we let it go," he adds. However, even with the jump in beginning and the determination not to skimp on quality, days will continue to begin with early morning construction clatter--at least at Adams and Claverly--until at least December, officials anticipate...