Word: tools
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Army phased out mandatory bayonet training as obsolete in an age of computerized warfare. But soldiers still needed a cutting tool, and now the bayonet is back, in the form of a multipurpose weapon that will begin to be issued to infantry units next March. The manufacturer, Phrobis III Ltd., is a small (ten employees) research-and-development firm in Oceanside, Calif., that beat out 48 competitors for a $15.6 million contract to produce 315,600 new bayonets. Phrobis' M-9 Multi-Purpose Bayonet System rivals the Swiss Army Knife in versatility: a serrated upper edge saws through rope, wood...
Singh quotes an Indian yogi to explain his fear of the nuclear dilemma. "Man is both the mischief maker and the tool for the liberation...
...words Gerber uses to describe this nation--have made it most useful to people in all fields of endeavor. We see the difficulties encountered by nations like France, whose government seeks to shackle the language and protect it from foreign invasion, thus detracting from its value as a tool for international communication...
...most powerful tool of the name-changing trade is the computer, which can generate thousands of suggestions in minutes. For example, Interbrand, a London firm with U.S. headquarters in Manhattan, instructed its computer to create words starting with p and containing a double z. The computer came up with several hundred possibilities, including Priazzo, now a best-selling pizza dish sold by the Pizza Hut chain. When International Harvester decided it needed a new image, Anspach Grossman asked its computer to reel off names that suggested a "leader" with "direction and focus." Presto. Out popped "navigate" and "star," which were...
...party struggling to find its identity. Dukakis understands and acts on the principle that Democrats must not stand against economic revitalization. He understands that you can fire up the economy without forgetting the people it is designed to serve, without forgetting that government can be used as an active tool to solve peoples' problems. Dukakis has worked for Massachusetts and he deserves your vote...