Word: sustain
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...elements in the hands of a skilled chemist, events of the years 1789-1801 can be combined in different ways to create wholly distinct products. A modern day radical could discern in the fall of Maximillien Robespierre the lesson that only unwavering idealism and relentless persecution of reaction can sustain a revolution; a moderate could claim that only the tempering of justice with mercy can save a regime from overthrow...
...signs that the airline might have enough pilots to keep flying despite the walkout. A Continental spokesman said only 350 pilots were needed to keep the down-scaled airline going. Declared Lorenzo after the pilots said they would strike: "Continental has more than enough pilots and flight attendants to sustain its operating level and increased service." He said that starting this week the airline actually would increase its domestic flights 20% by adding ten extra flights in eight major markets, restoring its schedule to what it was before the bankruptcy petition. In Continental's opinion, said an official, Bruce...
Many farmers make up in resourcefulness what they lack in resources. Karczmarczyk, for example, keeps several dozen carp in his water tank and uses the fishbones, scales and innards to help sustain his chickens. He also enjoys some well-placed influence: since his late father was said to be friendly with Jaruzelski, Karczmarczyk has managed to wheedle more feed out of the government than most of his colleagues do. He can therefore afford to be relatively stoical. His wife may think of Reagan as a "chicken killer," but the farmer maintains that "Reagan has taught us to think. For years...
...sustain some kind of massive electrical problem that knocked out its navigational systems, lights and some of its radios? It is virtually inconceivable. There are three independently powered inertial navigational systems on the Boeing aircraft. There are four electrical generators, one for each engine, and each can also be used for such low-power tasks as lighting. As for the radios, there are at least five separate transmitters on board. It is possible that the crew was having difficulty on short-range channels with other aircraft, yet it was never out of touch with ground stations...
Despite the lack of a visual siting, however, the detection has gained unusual attention because it represents the first positive astronomical measurement of solid material in deep space larger than dust grains or gas partices, which are unable to sustain the type of orbital activity now suspected around Vega...