Word: blanking
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...bell sounds. Dan and Shawn, all 90 Ibs. of them, start flailing at each other's heads. Dan lands a roundhouse right, and Shawn is dazed; his blank blue-eyed stare suddenly brings a hush over the audience. But after a second the boy regains his senses and goes on the attack. He lands a right jab squarely on Dan's nose; Dan reels and then stands perfectly still. In a moment, his face contorts in pain, fear, shock or whatever else a child feels when he's clunked hard. As the tears begin pouring, his father...
...undergoing explosive growth, U.S. astronomers were already waiting a year or more for a few precious days' viewing time on one of the nation's handful of major telescopes. MMT's builders had another incentive: the Air Force had available a number of lightweight 1.8-meter blank mirrors, presumably discards from its spy-satellite program...
...received a Japanese visa on one condition: stick to religious activities. "What is there to worry about?" wondered the Dalai Lama, 43. "I'm only a simple Buddhist monk. A flower in need of water." He then filled out his landing card-leaving the "occupation" spot blank -and dug into his veal cordon bleu. "Only the most strict Buddhists do not eat meat," he told his astonished companion...
...Soviet ambassadors that "we want to retain our free judgment." But a shopping list of expensive prestige projects is being compiled at the planning ministry with Soviet advice, and Amin admitted that he has canvassed all non-Communist ambassadors for "cash commitments" ?which some see as blank checks from Washington. He seeks more aid along with "sincerity, honesty and friendship of the people of the U.S., whom we highly respect." The Foreign Minister is a courteous man with the round, deliberately ingenuous face of the traditional Afghan rug dealer. But the consensus among Kabul's diplomatic community is that...
...speeded further by the Cardinals' decision to dispense with the ritual declarations that were required during the earlier sessions as each man deposited his ballot in the chalice. As the count went on, no other name but Luciani's was read out. There were a number of blank ballots cast by Curialist and conservative bitter-enders. But roughly 90 votes went to Luciani, and Vatican Radio described his election as "virtually by acclamation." When Luciani went over the 75 mark, such ringing applause echoed in the chapel that a Swiss Guard posted outside was startled. He looked...