Word: coded
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...maxi-trial" helped convict 338 mafiosi. Buscetta told the national Anti- Mafia Commission what many Italians have long suspected: that the Cosa Nostra controls many of the country's politicians. He claimed that the current campaign of arrests had decimated the Mafia and persuaded many to break the code of silence known as omerta. National police chief Vincenzo Parisi promised that squealers will get a new home -- outside Italy...
...advantage of all such links is so-called "code sharing," a reference to the merging of the partners' reservations systems. This ticketing practice effectively steers travelers away from competing carriers by directing them smoothly to the partner. Air Canada would feed passengers into Continental planes on Continental routes and carry American passengers into its own. The richer the markets on each side of the partnership, the greater the competitive advantage these arrangements offer in effectively screening out other carriers...
...EFFORTS OF some of the best minds in medicine, the search for an AIDS vaccine has yet to yield an effective cure. Now one of the world's leading AIDS researchers wants to try a new weapon: a "molecular knife" that disables the virus by slicing up its genetic code...
...situation has given rise to a new industry: devising still more elaborate technology to make VCR operation less daunting. Two years ago, Gemstar Development Corp. introduced VCR Plus+, a remote control-size gadget that simplifies programming by assigning each show a code of one to eight digits. The user punches in the code numbers, which instantly program the VCR to record at the proper time and channel. Sales of VCR Plus+ have reached about 6 million worldwide, and 600 U.S. newspapers, along with TV Guide, now carry the code numbers in their TV listings. The device is being incorporated into...
...November 1, Clinton supporters shouted at the White House, "Two more days! Two more days!" George Bush, though, had more than 80 to go, and he seems to be making the most of them. The nagging reminders that he's still president do interrupt nobler dreams (Clinton's ethics code for his transition team as an astounding example...