Word: steeped
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...other ways easier. A satellite has to move faster than an ICBM and therefore must dissipate more energy before it can enter dense low-altitude air without burning up. But it has the advantage of skimming the thin top of the atmosphere instead of plunging into it at a steep angle. Theoretically, it can be made to approach the atmosphere gradually in a gentle spiral. The skin will get hot, but if it is made of heat-resistant metal, it may not soften, and proper insulation may keep the interior cool enough for the animal to survive. The re-entry...
...Boylston Street arrow signs lettered "Mrs. Star" pointed up a dank, steep flight of stairs to a beaver-board door. I knocked, and waited. After a time I knocked again. I was about to leave, when the door was opened by a small, broad, barefoot lady...
...demand for long-term money-which a few months ago had raced far ahead of supply-was being pinched off by high interest rates. Businessmen still wanted to expand, but they were so hard-pressed to find the funds-and so reluctant to pay the steep interest-that they were shelving many marginal projects...
...heralded the formation of a single, self-governing "autonomy within the Indian nation" out of the two largest Naga areas. This new "state" will unite some 250,000 Nagas now living under the hated and mistrusted government of Assam with another 200,000 of their fellow tribesmen in rugged, steep-hilled Tuensang...
...Force will speed up production of the four-jet plane that may replace Boeing's B-52. Air Force has 13 delta-wing, supersonic Hustlers on order from Convair, is about to sign contract for another 17, has approved plan to buy still more planes. Hustler's steep price (more than $10 million) will come down to $5,000,000 when full production starts...