Word: comforting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...limes and lemons, oranges and magentas. Nothing new there. But wait -- the surprise element is that the costumes are made of that old standby of working clothes and off-duty wear, denim. A humble cotton twill, typically a weave of indigo and white, it has always meant durability and comfort. Now it also means class...
More resilient hostages have a firm sense of identity, self-confidence and optimism. They tend to hold strong beliefs, political or religious. And they have stable ties to family and friends, which give them a reason to live and comfort that they have not been forgotten. In captivity they are able to forge new bonds with other hostages and often make sacrifices for the others' benefit. Says psychologist Julius Segal, a former director of the National Institute of Mental Health: "Prisoners have told me that the best thing you can do in captivity is share that last morsel of food...
...truth, the Environmental Protection Agency has ordered a reassessment of dioxin's risks and, depending on the findings, may relax rules on exposure to the chemical. That will be cold comfort to the displaced citizens of Times Beach. "Houk announced his decision with all the power and authority of science behind him," says Marcel LaFollette, a professor of science policy at George Washington University. "Now he's saying 'Never mind.' A reasonable person would ask the scientist, 'Why can't you make up your mind...
...down mountain slopes, across fields and over city curbs. The chunky two-wheeler, manufactured by Californian Michael Sinyard in 1981, has helped transform the % U.S. bicycle industry from a sleepy business to a $3.5 billion family-sport industry as millions of Americans mount up. Sinyard's goal: "Durability and comfort, a bike that is easy to ride...
...disturbing, the scandal lent credence to charges that security forces have aided armed attacks by Inkatha supporters on A.N.C. members. Since 1986 more than 6,000 people have been killed in black-vs.-black clashes, giving comfort to those who argue that inherent tribalism renders blacks unfit to be stewards of democracy. A.N.C. president Nelson Mandela has warned that power- sharing talks could founder unless the government can ensure the impartiality of the security forces, a notion Inkathagate now puts in serious doubt...