Word: tying
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...meticulously efficient was Ed Musick that his concentration on safety in the minutest flight detail was a legend in U. S. aviation. He would not tie up to a buoy unless it was tested. To many an aviator his amazing good judgment made the Pago Pago accident something of an enigma. It is established that Captain Musick could have landed his heavily loaded ship in Pago Pago harbor. On the other hand, so precarious is fuel dumping as a method of lightening a plane, that it is forbidden by the Bureau of Air Commerce on all U. S. passenger-carrying...
...character, the story is of second importance. It must be said, however, that in this category the film is weak. There are glimpses of the Polish desire for independence, of the growth of Napoleon's empire, and of the great retreat from Russia, but little attempt is made to tie these strands together or to indicate their relation to the major theme. Moreover, the love affair itself is not logically treated; it is, for instance, quire impossible to believe that the Countess could hate napoleon in one moment and love him in the next simply because in the meantime...
These two questions are seen to be groundless, for the future Justice will not be called on to "lay down the law" or "tie his hands" with respect to the issues involved...
...wise for a Supreme Court Justice to tie his hands when he is not forced...
When students participate in controversial issues, a minority group may tie the hands of the majority by unwise actions which compromise the organization as a whole, and limit the scope of its effectiveness and growth. It is to be hoped that Student Union "action" will be diverted into fields of intellectual leadership, with much intelligent, academic, and practical thinking applied to the problems of today...