Word: transporting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Congress and the Administration can choose from among several possible cuts: reduce the size of the aircraft-carrier fleet from 15 to twelve and cancel two planned carriers before construction begins (a saving of $3.5 billion in 1992); cancel the Stealth bomber ($7 billion); kill the C- 17 transport plane ($2.3 billion); freeze annual spending on the Strategic Defense Initiative at 1988 levels ($9 billion); trim 80,000 soldiers over four years from the 780,000-member Army ($3.4 billion); cut back on aircraft flying hours and other routine maneuvers ($5 billion or more...
...Transport Minister Chaim Corfu appeared to suggest Israel bombed a ferry that was to carry Arab deportees from a Cyprus port to Israel. If the Palestine Liberation Organization obtained another vessel, he said, "Its fate will be the same...
...long as she can remember, Gwen Linde wanted to be a pilot. At Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, Calif., Linde, 29, is commander of a C-141 transport plane, a mammoth, 75-ton, four-engine workhorse that carries everything from weapons, paratroopers and medical supplies to Bob Hope and his entourage. Leading a crew of six, Linde routinely carries out five-day missions to bases in Hawaii, Guam and the Azores. Her dream, however, is to fly the fighter jets that she once trained others to operate. But since those elite birds are designated for combat, women have been...
...antiquity irresistible. Envisioning an ancient toppled monument in a barren desert, Shelley conceived an epitaph that was both ironic and admonitory: "My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:/ Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" In a softer temper, Poe allowed the face of a beautiful woman to transport him back in time "To the glory that was Greece,/ And the grandeur that was Rome...
...well. Kegs are out of step with the fast-paced world of electronic communication; they are too unwieldy and difficult to store and keep cold. They simply don't contain a high enough percentage of alcohol for today's serious partiers. Bottles of hard liquor are infinitely easier to transport, Vodka shots are much more efficient for intoxication purposes, wine is much more civilized for Harvard's intellectual atmosphere, and a good Everclear punch is much tastier than beer, allowing people to drink far more excessively...