Word: brawne
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Flomenhoft, on the other hand, prides himself more on his brawn than his flash. The massive (6-ft. 215-lbs) forward is more comfortable forechecking than racing the puck into the offensive zone. And he scores goals through positioning and slap shots rather than slick maneuvers...
...floodgates," says Martin Binkin, a Brookings Institution expert on women in combat. "I don't see a lot of women eager to go." But some women do want to do the job, and in an era in which high-technology blurs battle lines and brains may edge out brawn, there is no good reason to deny them the chance...
MARKED FOR DEATH. He can't act -- don't ask him -- but Steven Seagal is the new Brahmin of brawn. His latest essay in mindless movie mayhem, in which our sullen hunk of a hero breaks the will (also the fingers and spines) of some Jamaican drug dealers, is one of the season's big hits. See it and wonder...
...clash occurs, it will be a match of U.S. planes against Iraqi brawn. The major role of American ground forces would be to protect air bases from Iraqi tanks. As long as infantrymen are in contact with base installations, they are assured of adequate water, fuel and munitions. In the desert a soldier normally consumes 6 gal. of water a day. For 50,000 men, that adds up to 2.1 million gal. a week. If ground troops were to storm off into the desert, the blistering temperatures and swirling sand would be as dangerous an enemy as the Iraqis...