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...hedging its bets. It has ordered a study by M.I.T. Nuclear Engineer Norman Rasmussen, of the reliability of every single component in a nuclear plant. Though the study will not be completed until mid-1974, Ray says, it so far shows that mechanically "the reactors are darned good. The weakest point may be the human factor"-that is, an error committed by technicians running an atomic power plant...
...emotional impact from compression: a wide range of the experience of Paul and Jeanne was condensed into moments of expression (sex acts, for example) which operated like a prism, and at the movie's best, whole characters' lives were refracted and born again in rawer form. Tango was weakest, in fact, when it tried to fill in the details...
...Vice President is usually picked because he differs from the President-ideologically, geographically, generationally. He may appeal to constituencies where the President is weakest; thus his behavior and outlook will be at variance with the President's. By its nature, the relationship encourages a rather intense rivalry. No President is likely to feel altogether comfortable with the man a heartbeat away from the job he usually covets; and only if the President dies does the Veep fulfill his real function. As John Adams acknowledged when he became Vice President: "I am nothing, but I may be everything." Some Presidents...
Both men seem promising material for the kind of long, naturalistic novel Oates writes. But two major drawbacks make this one of her weakest books to date. The first is that writing about institutions like the law in fiction requires a special knack. Oates doesn't have it. She gets tangled in the threats and promises of litigation, the paradoxes of legality and morality. The second difficulty is less understandable in so experienced a writer. The two lawyers, as well as the rest of the people in this dense work, are seen in relation to Elena Ross...
...matter. At a point when the Reds, Oakland A's and Baltimore Orioles had already won spots in the playoffs, the National League's wild, wild East became an exciting and totally unpredictable show. Though the Mets, for example, have been one of the weakest power-hitting teams in either league this season, over the past two weeks they unaccountably went on a home...