Word: bigs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...After a car accident I had when I was 16. That was a big one. Some lady had the sun in her eyes and ran her car into me. The hood ornament rammed into my head. I had days of semiconsciousness, an out-of-body experience. I saw the tunnel, the light, the whole deal...
...defense forces plan to retire to the barracks. "For real democracy to take place in Panama," Moss warns, "it will be a long-term workout, a gradual weaning away of the military from direct power." To encourage that, the Bush Administration must enlist Latin American allies. Recourse to the big stick will only sour relations with the region...
...big C.I.A. draw, however, is the French cuisine in the Escoffier Room. The prix fixe $40 dinner features such classics as poached Dover sole stuffed with artichokes and tomatoes, and roasted rack of lamb on ratatouille. The 90- seat restaurant is sometimes booked three months in advance and boasts a four-star rating from the Mobil Travel Guide. Over a Kir Royale aperitif, bemused diners can enjoy a seminar in progress. On view in the glassed-in kitchen, a dozen nervous young chefs in tall toques bump into one another as they peel, poach and broil their way through...
...drove away -- just tears streaming down her face, the tears. I read her letter, kind of choked up. It was a beautiful thing that the girl had petitioned her President and that in some way we were at least able to respond. When I mentioned her later in this big auditorium full of the cheering best and the brightest, I could see some of the parents nodding. The President can give some encouragement to somebody like that...
COVER: The chemists who claim they created fusion in a jar have either revamped physics or made a big mistake...