Word: block
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Though short for a middle blocker, Chang never allowed the Danes an easy hit. His extraordinary quietness enabled him to position himself well for every block. "He's always always there, Palm said after the match. But Chang starred in the back row, where his passing and defense spearheaded the Crimson effort...
...block from the fault, Joe Crevea, 70, and three of his friends on San Juan Bautista's volunteer fire department sit for hours on the "liars' bench" in front of the shoe-repair store. Old Joe guesses he has been in 100 quakes but never walks up to view the fault, fearing the fire alarm may scream while he is gone. His nonchalance is widely shared. "It is like living next to the Mississippi River," says a San Juan Bautista housewife...
...police, led by an officer brandishing a .45. "We have come peacefully, without arms," protested one of the candidates. "I don't understand." Suddenly, a red tear-gas canister landed in the street, scattering the group of journalists who had accompanied the candidates. Sniper fire popped like firecrackers a block away. Finally, the three presidential candidates?Mario Sandoval Alarcón, Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre and Gustavo Anzueto Vielman?offered to go alone to present their grievances to the authorities. The candidates never made it to the presidential palace. Instead, they were taken to police headquarters and lectured by Police Chief General...
...when Guatemala refused to go along with Carter's human rights certification process. The Reagan Administration wants to resume military aid to help defeat the guerrillas, but in view of the regime's continuing abuses and last week's electoral farce, Congress would almost certainly block any such proposals...
...bloody. I can't move anything in the Congress." Democrats find themselves in an ambiguous political position. Most believe that Reagan's budget makes no economic sense and will severely prolong or even deepen the recession. Lacking the clout to revamp it totally, they are reluctant to block key parts of it, since they might then have to share the political blame for any economic chaos that occurs...