71. His theories and calculations for safe construction dealt with load factors like snow, high winds, earthquakes and structural weight that strain and deform tall buildings. 72. Horn said his company had received many calls from wealthy parents whose adult children were working in tall buildings in Manhattan. 73. I would just try to look horizontally off into the distance at the Opera House, tall buildings or the boats. 74. If military jets intercepted the commercial plane, then a tall building would be attacked. 75. If there had been a tall building in the neighborhood, he probably would have been able to leap it, too. 76. If you drop a conductor and a watermelon off a tall building, which will hit the ground first? 77. In Atlanta, the skyline is already punctuated with tall buildings from the central business district to the Perimeter Highway, with more on the way. 78. In his hometown, Li Ka-shing, the tycoon known here as Superman, still vaults tall buildings with ease. 79. In suburban settings, their reach is about a mile, and they reach a shorter distance in cities with lots of tall buildings and competing radio traffic. 80. In the Chicago case, he predicted that creating tall institutional buildings full of small apartments would have the unintended effect of racially isolating the urban poor. |