Word: testing
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...terrorists worry constantly about informers. Once, José and a colleague were asked to test the reliability of an operative who had left the movement for a while and wanted to return. The man was taken to an apartment in Jersey City, where an "informer" was being held, then handed a pistol with.a silencer. As José tells it, "The brother turned around and pulled the trigger three times against the man's head. Wow, was he surprised when it didn't work!" The gun was not loaded. The "informer" was, of course, a decoy...
...secret ballot a constitutional myth? A University of Michigan pre-law student, Susan R. Van Hattum, 21 , has put the issue to a test by refusing a judge's order to identify the candidate for whom she voted in last April's mayoral election in Ann Arbor. Van Hattum was among 20 men and wom en who, unknown to them, lived just outside city limits and should not have voted at all. Any one of those 20 votes could have proved decisive, since Democrat James Wheeler defeated Republican Louis Belcher by a margin...
...first time in the long and glorious history of Radcliffe crew, a woman will be coaching at Weld Boathouse. As the 1977-78 campaign begins to unfold, Carrie Graves is the newest face along the Charles, and she faces a big test as the rookie coach of the Radcliffe heavies. But Graves's background in rowing gives her a stable foundation from which to work. She spent three years at the University of Wisconsin as the stroke and captain of the women's team, a team that has kept Radcliffe company in the national top five rankings for the past...
...race is patterned after the English "Head of the River" events and is designed to test both the steering of the coxswain and the endurance of the oarsmen. Three miles of rowing along the winding Charles River accomplish that goal...
...script competition was scrupulously fair and professional and the officers were willing and available for discussion and guidance. There was no "needless encouragement," nor did anybody who wished to test his/her mettle have the door slammed in their face. Those who competed knew--or should have known themselves--what kind of work was involved, and what the risks were. If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. JunMakihara...