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...course interception, batteries of ground-based rockets might be fired into the upper atmosphere. Each rocket would release a swarm of so- called smart rocks--vehicles powered by little thrusters and guided by tiny sensors--to hit warheads and decoys in space. An alternative is to fire the smart rocks out of devices called rail guns placed in orbit. The rail guns use a burst of electric current to accelerate the smart rocks along a rail. One problem is sheer numbers: immense swarms of smart rocks would be needed to hit warheads and decoys indiscriminately. The other option, picking...
...seat gap between the two parties is deceptive because it masks the Republicans' true brawn, for it does not account for the swarm of vouthern Democrats--most of whom are far more conservative than Republican moderates--which has undermined partisan solidarity within the House. Given the ideological similarity between these deviant Democrats and the GOP. Republican strategists would be as pleased as punch to nab just 25 to 30 seats on the other side of the aisle. Such a transfer of power, all agree, would greatly facilitate the initiation of Reagan's agenda, whatever that agenda turns...
...fact that Whitley's become a standout on a talent-laden squad--one that includes five former All-Americans and a swarm of All-Ivy selections--hasn't surprised a lot of observers, many of whom have charted the aggressive goalie's rise to prominence from eighth grade...
Like Jim Callinan before him, junior fullback Robert Santiago eluded a swarm of scrambling visitors and sprinted for a 73-yd. touch-down--five yards further than Callinan did the day he broke the Harvard single-season rushing record...
Early in the second half, Landry the ball-handling wizard dribbled past a swarm of startled Eagles and beat B.C. netminder Kathy Brophy...