Word: tooled
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Giacconi said yesterday that HEAO-B is a necessary tool for studying the universe. "Effective X-Ray astronomy can't be done on the ground...we absolutely must be in space," he said...
However, that John Howe has been able to wield his assessment powers as a powerful political tool is also the fault of a system that has few built-in checks to curb abuse of discretionary powers. Property assessment in Somerville is conducted by assigning the city's five assessors to their own districts in the city. Although property assessments are subject to revision by the full board, individual assessors usually have virtual carte blanche in changing property values...
...city of Somerville on payroll jobs in the county." The man who personally raised Capobianco's taxes, John Howe, has publicly labeled Capobianco a "political parasite"--prompting Capobianco to sue for libel. The suit is still pending. "There's no question Howe has used assessments as a political tool," Capobianco says...
...time the commission filed its report in 1971, the Nixon administration had already determined to use code reform as one more governmental tool to silence its critics...
Pomeroy suggested that students take courses in statistics or computer programming, and use these skills as an "intellectual tool" to make their talents in historical analysis more useful to an employer...