Word: bowness
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...pols like our own Tip O'Neill--demand the quick departure of the British. They can begin writing letters a la Amnesty International to the British, demanding that they grant Irish prisoners normal legal freedoms accorded to prisoners of war. And they can insist that no American leaders ever bow and scrape again to Prince Charles or any other product of regal inbreeding. The ultimate solution to the crisis is a unification of Ireland under Irish rule, but in the meantime, there are plenty of ways to better the lives of Northern Ireland's Catholics, and they should be urged...
...craft without national markings. A boat outside American waters that is flying a foreign flag can be legally boarded only with the agreement of the boat's own government. In September 1980 the Guard began a resolute new enforcement policy. "The traditional warning shot across the bow never stopped anyone because that was all we could do," says a Coast Guard spokesman. Under today's policy, "if a ship does not heed our warning to stop, our ships can open up with disabling fire. We mean business, and the druggies know...
Moving up through the crowd of runners, we found our pace as the pack began to thin a little, leaving room for a normal stride. One of the first highlights of the race was a glimpse of Groucho Marx running by in a tailcoat, undershorts, bow tie, glasses and cigar, speeding through the field in characteristic bent-over running style...
...moment each Ingenue had been working for all year. This was the whole glorious reason for the bake sales, the car washes, the raffles. She glanced with a proprietary smile at Jed in his rented white dinner jacket. He wore a ruffled shirt, and a plaid cummerbund and bow tie. Across his chest was the purple sash that identified him as an Ingenue Escort. He was grinning at their friends, who were applauding as she and he descended the steps to Moon River, played by the dance - band on the stage...
...even worse weather, the Harvard lights outrowed MIT in the whitecapridden basin, while the Dartmouth shell fared worst of all--sinking bow first in the rough water. The winning time of 7:38.0 for the 2000-meter course was indicative of the wind and water conditions--a normal time for that distance is around...