Word: rusted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Arne still has to get back into the college basketball frame of mind," Roby says. "He is an excellent passer and will have a good year. He just has to get rid of some of the rust from not playing...
...ingredients for some old-time demagoguery in this fall's election. The economic strain was palpable, from the Texas oil patch through the heartland cornfields to the Piedmont textile mills. Toss in the problems of Rocky Mountain mining, the timber woes of the Northwest, and despair in the Rust Belt and there was plenty of material for a latter-day rawboned, loudmouthed populist. Thus invited, none came to the party. There was a good deal of personal mudslinging, but of such limited imagination and low quality as to be totally forgettable...
...rumor spread that Archer Daniels Midland Co., the tank owner, was going to paint over the image. Just as quickly a "save the tank" movement got going. Finally a company spokesman announced there would be no painting until things quieted down in Fostoria. The company position was that rust stains, under the nighttime security lights, account for the image. The tank was just put up in July, and a primer was applied to its exterior. If it is to last, it will have to be painted by winter, Christ...
...soybean tank. As she spoke, a waitress came over with a tally sheet from the home office, showing that the establishment's volume since Jesus was sighted has moved it from 53rd place in a 55-restaurant chain to third place. "It is caused by the lights and the rust," Rita went on, "but I believe the Lord permitted it to happen. Just as I believe the Lord permits things to happen in our lives, even illness, in order to bring us closer together...
Honda's obsession with quality is famed. Auto-industry experts point to the company's knack for designing compact, reliable engines, a legacy of its long experience with motorcycles. Honda quickly corrected a few problems on its early auto models, notably rust-prone bumpers and fenders on early Civics, and brakes that tended to fade on the first Accords. J. David Power, head of the California consulting firm that bears his name, lauds Honda's attention to owners' needs in designing its cars. He recalls one Honda design team that spent several days at a California shopping mall interviewing drivers...