Word: wreak
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...sets out alone to save the world. That's not quite true. Norris has the help of the Police Prowler a remote control tank that would make Casper Weinberger seethe with jealousy. Even though he clls the Prowler another gun without a brain. Norris aces the machine to wreak havoc on lots of gangsters. It's almost like cheating but he succeeds in killing many, many men, while still emerging a hero...
There is a note of wistfulness in the Admiral's letter, Petty has retained the sense of control that many of us have lost in a time when a cadre or two of important men can wreak nearly infinite destruction. And the Admiral's offer wins Petty's undying gratitude: "The efficiency of those military men is a constant source of wonderment to me...Not only will it help our borders but also clear out an awkward corner of couch grass near the strawberries...
...Attacked the argument that divestment could wreak havoc on income form Harvard's $2.324 billion endowment, some of which goes for financial aid.. "if students at Harvard want to get their aid on the prerogroty is like a doughnut-it has a hole in it," the Baptist minister said...
...more than losing just that initial money, we must consider the long-term losses as well. Endowment income is crucial, providing anywhere from 11 to 42 percent of the budgets of the University's 10 faculties. Therefore, banishing so many top, lucrative corporations from Harvard's portfolio would wreak havoc on everything from professors' salaries to financial...
Numerous critics, including many scientists, arms-control experts and even some military officers argue that: 1) There is no technology in sight that would ensure a leakproof system, and any holes at all would permit an enemy to wreak massive destruction on the U.S.; 2) Any serious attempt to erect such a defense would inevitably destabilize the roughly balanced nuclear equation, since the other side would counter with its own defensive system and enlarge its offensive forces to overcome the opponent's umbrella. Furthermore, deployment and even certain types of tests would violate the main arms-control treaty that...