Word: sudden
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...possible TWA 800. We'll be trying to look at the temperatures in that tank as they go to the altitude that the explosion occurred at." Investigators believe hot weather and heavily worked engines may have been critical factors in the TWA disaster, which was similar to the sudden explosion of a Boeing 737 in the Philippines in 1990. In both situations, the jets were operating in hot weather and had been running for extended periods of time, Hall said. To help prevent such explosions, Hall said the NTSB has recommended that jets be refueled with cool fuel and have...
...contributing factor many officals point to was a sudden jump in the number of applicants to last year's class. Fadule said the number of applicants went from 7,000 to 8,000 in one year, but the number of women in the application pool did not increase proportionally...
...QUANDARY Babies who sleep on their back or side take longer to learn to roll over than kids who sleep on their stomach. But stomach sleeping can be a problem too: the position is linked with sudden-infant-death syndrome...
...throw out tenure laws and fire lousy teachers at will, the union is now ready to offer up the reviews as a possible compromise. A vote is expected this week at an annual meeting of the 2.3 million-member organization in Atlanta. State legislatures, no doubt bemused by the sudden about-face, are keeping their eyes peeled...
These isolated incidents, often hilarious or moving, help convey the lack of cohesiveness to Robert's conception of marriage. The show's designers aptly depict Robert's "snapshot" image of matrimony through bold, oversized portraits and sudden photographic flashes. In "Someone Is Waiting," where Robert seeks a companion who embodies characteristics from each of his female friends, a slide montage serves as an extension of Robert's mind. Unfortunately, the number itself seems out of sequence in its position early in the show; the audience does not get the opportunity to become familiar with many of the women about which...