Word: arrays
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...other end of the spectrum is an array of Independent candidates, including four incumbents and former Councillor Alfred W. LaRosa...
...Justice Department," explains University of Texas law professor Michael Tigar, "but the imaginations of plaintiffs' lawyers are not similarly restrained." What encourages the creativity, says critics, is the possibility of obtaining treble damages and the enormous leverage of labeling an opponent a "racketeer." The result has been a widening array of civil RICO lawsuits, from common commercial litigation to provocative political disputes. The law has been invoked by victims of sexual harassment against their bosses, by tow-truck drivers against local sheriffs and by whistle-blowers against their employers. Earlier this year, a federal appeals court upheld...
...Yankelovich Clancy Shulman indicates substantial public recognition that a big stick may not be the answer to an explosive and delicate situation. Among those questioned, 45% said the U.S. should retaliate in this instance with military action and 39% said it should not. But when presented with an array of options, 58% of the respondents said the U.S. should negotiate with terrorist groups for the hostages' release, and between 45% and two-thirds rejected various specified U.S. military options...
...Dakota, North Dakota and Montana, three Old West states currently celebrating 100 years of statehood. Trails are named the Lewis and Clark, the Bozeman, the Cheyenne- Deadwood; names like Custer, Big Horn and Virginia City beckon the eye. Undaunted by the midsummer heat, the states have mounted an extravagant array of rodeos, cattle drives, river regattas and folk fests that will culminate in November. Enthusiastic tourism officials predict that the number of out-of- state license plates on the roads will top last year's by as much as 10%. Roadside wax museums, water slides and reptile farms abound...
...swimwear is revealing less, not more, of the skin and using an array of design and construction tricks to camouflage body flaws. Higher necklines and underwire bras help disguise a large bust; ruffles and other upper-body froufrous distract from a small one. Lower-cut legs and flirty little skirts divert attention from big hips and thighs, while high waistlines, belts and stomach-control panels are doing their bit to hide the belly...