Word: precisionism
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Brown believes that the U.S. demonstrably leads the Soviet Union in certain areas. Advanced techniques in data processing give the U.S. a substantial advantage in precision-guided weaponry, like long-range cruise missiles, and a major advantage in antisubmarine warfare. Despite the Soviet introduction of improved ballistic missiles, the U.S...
So Ali looked lean and fit-until he started to fight. Then it became clear that weight was perhaps the least of his problems. Age had robbed Ali of the speed that had been his hallmark. The dancing feet and lightning hands were slowed. He managed to land a few...
But make no mistake. This meant war, despite the external equanimity and civility. Harvard was the enemy--and ultimately, a 15-10 conqueror. This did not sit well at a school that prides itself on precision and boasts a beautiful monument which proclaims, "There is no substitute for victory."
The finale, Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, was most successful aurally. For Conductor Edo de Waart, 39, and his players, it was also the best interpretation of an understandably ragged evening. De Waart took time off to study cassettes of 35 of the programs he has conducted with the...
Lasers are not perfect weapons. Fog and reflective surfaces tend to diffuse or deflect their beam; they cannot cripple a target unless they focus on it for a sizable fraction of a second-a long time in missile warfare. To accomplish this, precision aiming is required. A study conducted at...