Word: armed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...farm. The tractor lurched forward unexpectedly. The 80-pound boy fell off his makeshift seat and into the tangle of steel blades. It was a wonder he wasn't decapitated was the comment from the doctors who saved his life. As it was, he lost both legs and one arm...
...eliminate the upsetting scenes from one's life. We learn to look at life single-mindedly and edit out the bad footage in our vision and perceptions. We learn not to see certain contradictions. For instance, we learn not to see, not to notice the stilted "legs" and mechanical arm of Robin Starling standing next to his prize-winning cow with its perfect loins. We learn to see only the blue ribbon on the animal--the badge of success--and the smile on the boy's face--the sign of acquiescence...
...fooling ourselves into thinking that it has changed, that there is a New Mood on Campus and new conditions which justify it. We are willing to be fooled because the whole truth of it is painful to see--just as it is painful to see Robin Starling's plastic arm and legs...
Basketball Dream. Though Ryan still suffers from control woes-he led the majors in walks for the past three seasons-he is now the compleat pitcher. By combining powerful leg thrust off the rubber with whip action in his arm, the 6-ft. 2-in., 198 lb. pitcher fires a fastball that, if anything, is fastest at the end of a game. When he doesn't want to throw smoke, he is not shy about switching to his curve or change-up, even when the count is 3 and 2. By that time batters are usually so intimidated that...
...foundation would be the "staff arm" of the school's board of governors, Leahy said, with a minority of its trustees from American and Western Europe academic, business and professional groups...