Word: blindfolds
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...court proceeding in the criminal-justice system [JUSTICE, July 17]. It has become a moneymaking venture for thousands of people because of the high-profile defendant. The scales of justice appear to be loaded with a preconceived verdict that he is guilty. This trial makes you wonder about the blindfold that covers the eyes of Lady Justice. We all must remain open minded. L.F. BOONE Los Angeles...
...they were Newton's," says Berman. "You have to treat them very carefully, because there are people who for 25 years have considered them sacred." Even so, there are times he contemplates heresy: on his desk sits a bust of Roddenberry, its eyes and ears covered by a blindfold. "Things are sometimes said in this office that he probably would not like to hear," Berman says...
...Aamodt, whose ski-coach father used to blindfold him on skis to teach him the feel of the snow, he is fast succeeding the Austrian Marc Girardelli, who competes for Luxembourg, as the world's best all-around skier. Leading in World Cup points, the charismatic Norwegian skis both downhill and slalom and could well rack up more medals this week. "In Norway we used to have the attitude that you should not do something special -- or at least you should not think you are special," Aamodt said. "But now we are developing a winner's attitude...
...president has also said that United States military forces would only be used as part of a multilateral peace-keeping force to enforce any settlement that is reached. It seems that Clinton is willing to wear a moral blindfold, to look the other way and work with the system in order to avoid military action...
...Jezebel" deals with the pain and complexities of ending a marriage through a slow mournful beat followed by a quick, urgent one. The lyrics heighten the power of the song: "How I wish that we never had tried to be man and his wife/To weave our lives into a blindfold over both our eyes...