Word: tighter
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...important because the arguments were so far apart and the figures in such dispute. Industry spokesmen claimed that plenty of gas could be recovered if prices were allowed to rise sufficiently to encourage producers. Drilling has grown increasingly costly because most new gas can now be found only in tighter formations at depths of 15,000 ft. to 20,000 ft. The deregulators argued that even if the price of new gas rose as high as $3.25 per thousand cubic feet (m.c.f.)-compared with the present regulated price of $1.47 per m.c.f. when piped across state lines-only some...
Begin's government is confident, however, that Carter will not turn the screws any tighter. Reason: the influence of the Jewish lobby and Israel's powerful friends in Congress. Says one Israeli official: "If he tries to pressure us, there will be a battle royal, and it will be fought on American soil. I'm not sure we won't win." If the Israelis felt deserted by their only ally, they might conceivably launch a last-ditch Middle East war in order to cripple their Arab enemies-even though their antagonists cannot be forever subdued militarily...
...Tighter Security...
...computer system's defenses is about as difficult as doing a hard Sunday crossword puzzle." One computer, protected by a five-digit code number, was illegally entered in minutes when the thief ordered the computer to begin trying every one of the 100,000 possible combinations. But tighter security would cost both money and time. Says Robert Courtney of I.B.M. "If you're running thousands of transactions a day, you don't want to spend ten seconds or so every time arguing with the computer about who you are." Some manufacturers are experimenting with personal passwords, such...
During his two-day stay, "Cap" Pérez hit it off big with his White House host. Carter praised his commitment to "individual freedom and liberty," as well as his leadership in lobbying for tighter controls over nuclear proliferation. Pérez applauded Carter's stand on human rights, saying, "Many years have passed since small and weak nations heard a voice rise from a great nation to tell the world that human values are paramount." In the 43-min. toast that Pérez delivered at the state dinner, he struck one of his favorite themes: improving...