Word: solids
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...group, Harvard students are cautious, time-conscious and practical because from what we read and are told by parents and other elders, these are the qualities needed to succeed in high-powered pursuits during times of economic recession. To win in a crowded fast lane, you need solid credentials, which for all but the truly gifted intellects require a great deal of enervating preparation...
Soviet SS-20. The SS-20 is the biggest of the three (36 ft. tall, 5 ft. 6 in. in diameter). Unlike its Soviet liquid-fueled predecessors, which are considerably less accurate, the SS-20 is propelled by solid fuel. The main advantage: liquid fuel cannot be stored in a missile and the fueling process is slow. All U.S. missiles use solid fuel. The SS-20's range is long, up to 3,000 miles, and it is mobile, which makes it harder to find and destroy. Each has its own launcher, and Western intelligence experts suspect there...
GANDHI is technically a fine film. Attenborough's direction is solid, despite some lapses in John Briley's generally adequate script. Attenborough gets good performances out of his star-heavy cast, which includes John Gielgud, Martin Sheen, Trevor Howard, and Jan Charleson. But Candace Bergen as Katherine Bourke White is a beautifully leaden exception and the actors occasionally get stuck in tight spots. Sheen, for instance as a New York Times reporter who follows Gandhi both in South Africa and India and reminisces wistfully about his early meetings with the Mahatma, has to say, "We were a bit like college...
Meanwhile, the aerospace giant expects to ride out the rest of the recession in lean but solid shape. Military contracts for AWACS (the special radar-equipped 707s that give advance warning of air attacks), air-launched cruise missiles and other systems, which account for 25% of total revenues, will help. Boeing is scheduled to deliver 189 new planes this year, compared with 177 in 1982. That is still 68 planes fewer than the 257 delivered in 1981, but Boeing has shown that tight cost controls and efficient new computer-aided design and manufacturing equipment enable it to operate profitably...
...boss for every 27 employees, which is the ratio in the Hart Building. The structure, furthermore, shows laudable attention to detail and quality of materials and craftsmanship. Among its features are a 3-in. marble veneer (in contrast to the ⅞ in. to 2 in. common in cheaper structures), solid brass hardware and double-glazed windows to save energy...