on the tarmac adj.— «The panel found the agency was “lenient” and “ineffective” and in some cases lost track of people enrolled in the program. As many as 200 people at any given time, or 40 percent of those...
tent pole n. something, such as a commercial undertaking, a story franchise, or a fictional character, that serves as primary support (for a company, television program, etc.), especially a blockbuster movie which compensates for a studio’s flops...
cookie n.— «An all-purpose shadow device, known variously as cookie, cuke, cucoloris, or dapple sheet, has found regular use in all types of program.» —by Gerald Millerson TV Scenic Design July 3, 1997. (source: Double...
roadblock n. a program broadcast simultaneously on more than one television channel. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
juggler family n.— «It’s been attributed to Karen Kornbluh, director of the Work & Family Program of the New American Foundation in Washington…Writing in the Atlantic Monthly in an article titled “The Parent Trap,”...
lifecycle managed n.— «The new units will also be different because they will be “lifecycle managed,” which is the Army’s new buzzword for unit manning.» —“Army program offers jobs in three new ‘units of...