Word: methodical
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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Almost every normal transition has provided a preview of the tone and method of the new Administration. Kennedy formed his Government in the sagging elegance of his Georgetown home and made casual announcements about his appointees from the frigid front stoop. Nixon installed himself on the 39th floor of New York City's majestic Hotel Pierre, and, as he chose the members of his Administration, the world waited far below...
...remote solution to many of atomic energy's problems may be nuclear fusion. The fission reactors now in use create energy by splitting atoms apart, but in fusion, atoms are smashed together. This method is potentially cheaper and safer. Experts, however, say that the technology is at least 25 years...
...part of mankind's nature, he has no compunctions about literally beating the Devil out of people. He bashes a madman with a crucifix, throws "holy" ammonia water in the eyes of an attacker, and makes Hitler abhorrent to a Nazi official through a crude but effective method of behavior modification known as the third degree...
Therefore, Holt continues, a team that has been successful with one method should, if they stick to that style of play, continue to be successful--regardless of player turnover...
...most serious prophecies, Next uses the Delphi method, a common-sense technique that was invented in 1950 at the Rand Corporation and classified secret for a decade. Experts answer questions anonymously; their answers are combined and shown to them; they are told who their fellow experts are, and then they answer the same questions again. Since they do not meet face to face, the most articulate or prestigious among them do not exert undue influence, and the discovery of how impressive their fellow experts are seems to make everyone weigh his answers more carefully the second time around. Using Delphi...