Word: waiting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Harried commuters waited while another train was brought in to tow away the damaged one and clear the line to restore service. Bus shuttles were available during the delay, but many commuters chose to wait on the stationary trains rather than brave the heavy afternoon traffic...
...fire at Kendall Square Station, which is situated between Harvard Square Station and Boston, affected many Harvard Square commuters. While most passengers said they were resigned to wait out the delay, one frantic baseball fan said, "I've never had to wait like this before. I've been here for 45 minutes, and I have to be at Fenway Park...
...line in large quantities until the second half of 1987. Says Computer Analyst Ulric Weil of the Gartner Group, a Stamford, Conn.-based research firm: "By delaying delivery, IBM is playing into DEC's hands. A year can be an eternity. Only IBM's most loyal customers will wait...
...Gorbachev, however, whose actions have provoked special interest. There is good reason to believe that he is particularly determined to reach some kind of arms control agreement as soon as he possibly can. Some have argued that if he has trouble with Reagan over SDI, he will simply wait another two and a quarter years for the next American President and see if the new President will be amenable to giving up SDI. While that may be the case, Gorbachev seems unwilling to wait. He seems to want an arms agreement, all-encompassing if he can get one, as soon...
When treating victims of pulmonary embolisms, doctors usually wait for the blood clots to dissolve on their own, although they do prescribe blood-thinning drugs to prevent more clots from forming...