Advertisement. Airbus, which is under increasing pressure to prove the viability of its A380 production rates, yesterday conceded that it still needs to fill a âsingle-digit numberâ of production slots for the type in 2015.dvertisement. Airbus, which is under increasing pressure to prove the viability of its A380 production rates, yesterday conceded that it still needs to fill a âsingle-digit numberâ of production slots for the type in 2015.
Where did the phrase 'once in a blue moon' come from? A folklorist traces the convoluted evolution of the phrase, while discussing why it adopted the many meanings it has throughout history.
Please try again later. In 1845 John L. O'Sullivan, a newspaperman from New York, coined the phrase Manifest Destiny.. This was during the time of the Alamo, Texas Republic's dispute with Mexico, the Oregon Territory, the setting of the northern border of the U. S., and the prelude to the Mexican War.