Word: ton
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...computer allowing ground controllers to command the station remotely. From that point Mir's orbit, currently about 240 miles above Earth, will begin to tighten. When it reaches 125 miles, the Russians will pick an ocean -- unlike Skylab, which NASA dangerously allowed to deorbit itself -- and send the 120-ton station its final command. And then, says Kluger, "the last vestiges of the Russian space empire will be gone, which I guess is why they've been so reluctant...
...that were buying the paraphernalia of the Force. Twenty-somethings in Star Wars shirts, executives with collections of Star Wars toys--business analysts would never have dreamed that they could market spaceships and laser guns to anyone over the age of 12. But they could, and they made a ton of money doing...
...eBook's price is still too steep for all but the most motivated readers. Light sleepers and their spouses are certainly in that group. As are people who don't want to lug around a ton of books when they're on the road. The visually impaired especially may appreciate a feature that lets you increase the font size, making eBooks considerably easier on the eyes than the average paperback. For everyone else, though, I'd say stick with paper--at least...
When our covers pose a provocative question, readers are only too happy to supply answers--by the ton, as these totals attest...
Give the Harvard baseball team's pitching staff a ton of credit. It almost single-handedly carried the Crimson through this Ivy weekend...