Word: bitted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Hans-and-Franz brothers appears on late night television in a pumped up muscle suit and tells you in an Arnold Schwarzenneger-like accent that "You look to me a little bit like cottage cheese. You better go out and get yourself some muscle...
...even though we lost the national title by a quirky rule," Huerta said. "There are a lot of great guys on the team. We came up just a little bit short...
Certain to become every bit as familiar and contentious as the SALT talks on limiting nuclear arsenals that dominated the 1970s, the far more complex CFE talks aim to eliminate the threat of conventional war in Europe. At issue are not only the more than 5 million armed troops deployed throughout the Continent but also, by NATO's count, some 70,000 tanks, 140,000 armored troop / carriers, 68,000 artillery pieces and 12,000 combat aircraft. The overriding goals of the talks will be to reduce the possibility of surprise attacks and large-scale offensive operations and to diminish...
...response, the U.S.-led NATO proposal sounded modest and a bit miserly. British Foreign Secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe spelled out the West's starting position, warning that NATO was not interested in a "competitive striptease." The plan, which he said went "far beyond bean counting," in essence called for deep cuts in the Eastern forces, with only minor reductions of up to 10% in NATO dispositions. Baker gave a more philosophical speech, but it was thin on specifics and failed to counter Shevardnadze's longer-range proposals...
There was also some suggestion around the Milan shows last week that Gigli had left in a bit of a huff, having lost a wrangle over a choice scheduling spot to Ferre, whose revenues ($390 million in 1988) currently carry a good deal more clout than Gigli's (under $10 million). "One day I just woke up and thought I'd like to show in Paris," shrugs Gigli, perhaps forgetting that Paris, for other Italian designers (like Simonetta), turned into a nightmare that left them disenfranchised, with no singular creative identity. "I shouldn't yet take all this for more...