Word: compacter
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...compact 5 ft. 5½ in. and 115 Ibs. of muscle and hustle on the tennis court, Chris Evert Lloyd, 27, does have a softer side. Chris happily shucked her court gear when Glamour magazine asked her to play fashion model for its February issue. According to the magazine, the five-time U.S. Open winner favors "good travelers, versatile enough for sudden climate changes." Among the outfits that seemed to fill the bill: a $256 red silk dress by Andre Van Pier and a pair of $175 gold La Marca pumps. "Physically, I'm in better shape than when...
...breaks, both personal and business. It is ironic that Reagan chose to quote Lincoln's words to Congress on Tuesday. As Lincoln no doubt realized and as Reagan cannot understand, the "history" so "inescapable" has largely been the path toward removing oppressive, less-fortunate features of the original American compact. And now, hiding behind a wall of abstract platitudes, Reagan intends to dismantle the precious safeguards that have been tortuously erected...
...also better because of attractive new joint ventures with Honda. In September, BL introduced the Triumph Acclaim, a Honda-designed car that seats five people and sells for as much as $10,500. In addition, BL has signed a joint agreement with Honda to create and build a compact luxury car, code-named the XX, which will be sold both in Britain and abroad...
This message of class confusion may be overstated, but Lurie's reports from the field of feminine fashion are witty and compact. On designer accessories: "Very ugly brown plastic handbags, which, because they were boldly stamped with the letters 'LV,' . . . cost far more than similar but less ugly brown leather handbags." On excess jewelry: a "lower-middle-class or nouveau riche indicator of sensual laxity." The "Annie Hall" look: "I'm only playing; I'm not really big enough to wear a man's pants." On executive skirts: "Ordinary gestures like sitting...
...vouchsafing his emotion and talent to the audience in tiny blips... Fonda's entry into a scene is that of a man walking backward, slanting himself away from the public eye." Playing almost any character early in his career, Fonda seemed profoundly ill at ease. It amounted to a compact with the movie audience that he was one of them: callow, inarticulate, salt-of-the-earth, or if need be, soul-of-the-nation. This social squirm served him well, in comic or dramatic roles...