Word: blizzarded
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...regrets that, he blinks and says, "No, are you kidding?" Besides parting the Alpine curtain, earning the U.S. its first downhill medal, giving the Austrians in particular the back of his skis, Johnson provided the Olympics a towheaded Joe Namath. "There's no doubt," he repeated through a blizzard of postponements. "I'm going...
...acts of God go, the Olympic blizzard went too far. So devoutly wished for in the sultry days leading up to this winter carnival, the snows of Sarajevo finally fell by the ton. As a result, the first few days of the Games rivaled the man-made chaos of Lake Placid, though it must be said that Yugoslav bus drivers avoid avalanches better than U.S. hockey players...
...wealth of the new market multimillionaires is the public's seemingly insatiable appetite for shares in companies selling their stock for the first time. Preceded by a blizzard of legal papers, corporate puffery and prospectuses, new companies are rushing to capitalize on the buoyant market. Last year nearly 900 companies made initial offerings of stock, raising $12.8 bilion. That is almost nine times more capital than was raised by new firms in 1982 and even more than the amount for all the years since 1971 put together. Mutual funds and pension funds, big institutional buyers and individual shareholders have...
Psychologists offer their usual blizzard of explanations. One theory is that the very homeliness of the dolls is appealing. "It is comforting," wrote Dr. Joyce Brothers, "to feel the Cabbage Patch doll can be loved with all your might-even though it isn't pretty." Still another theory emphasizes the doll's adoption ritual. The computers have given each doll a mellifluous name like Cornela Lenora or Clarissa Sadie, and each comes with its own birth certificate and adoption papers, ready to be signed. "Most children between the ages of six and twelve fantasize that they were really...
...ersatz early-morning blizzard hid all the main entrances to the parliamentary and government buildings. When legislators showed up for work, most were not amused. Neither was The Hague's police department, which ordered the local fire brigade to clean up the mess. Within hours, after The Hague's firemen had attacked the foamy mountains with water hoses, the square was again clear. Other wildcat job actions and work slowdowns to protest the pay cuts continued, including a week-old nationwide mail strike that has left post offices with tons of undelivered letters piled almost as high...