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...failings of the present all-or-nothing arrangement, while at the same time retaining a vestige of the federal system. The Lodge plan is resisted by Kennedy Democrats, including John F. himself, who fought hard against a version of it in the Senate in 1956. One flaw is that in a close election, such as Lincoln's in 1860 or Kennedy's in 1960, splinter parties could prevent any candidate from getting a majority of the electoral votes, and the election would be thrown into the House of Representatives. To prevent that, Lodge urged inclusion of a clause...
...bleak. Most people gain some common sense and information in the process of surviving Harvard College, With each flaw he finds in himself, and with the strength he derives from unexpected sources, the undergraduate gains a kind of tolerance. He finds books and ideas, once opaque, that have managed to fortify him, and these are treasured. Certain experiences and people yield him greater pleasure as he comprehends more of what lies behind them...
...read. Bull's machine then interprets the number through a Morse code-like system that notes the number of lines and the varying widths of spaces between them but makes no attempt to determine the actual shape of the numeral. It immediately rejects any check that shows a flaw in the "dot-dash" code. Machines Bull's system is simpler and cheaper to buy ($12,000 for basic equipment for a small bank) than the system that IBM was pushing...
...Henry cannot smother all, not a capable Glendower (Nick Delbanco) or a roaring mad Scots fighter (Robert Rose as Douglas), and absolutely not the visual effect of a production staged with a Prussian precision of technical detail. Indeed, the only serious technical flaw is in the trying matter of accents in an American production: the lead characters ought to agree on a degree of approximation to the Queen's English and on a pronunciation of Bolingbroke. Otherwise, the Loeb has poured its professional competence freely: there is much swordplay, adequately trained; Donald Soule's stolid set suits the play superbly...
...hydraulic-system valves backwards, inspected and approved their handiwork in that condition. When a control switch was pressed, a mechanical reaction occurred opposite to what was intended. For example, pushing a "down" button on the periscope caused it to go up. Thresher crew members found this flaw themselves, naturally insisted yard workers correct it. - Plane and rudder mechanisms that control dive and cruising angles were still being repaired the night before the submarine went...