Word: curbed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...first. They call it an Olympic sport, not an Olympic art, don't they?" The puckish young man is one of the most accomplished skaters in history, but his view runs counter to that of the Establishment. Since Lake Placid the sport's traditionalists have tried to curb daredevil virtuosity in the shows: a new rule will strictly limit the repetition of triple jumps by skaters in Sarajevo. "Skating had got off the track, and we had to get it back on," says one top U.S. skating official. "Skating is spins, body line and interpretation, as well...
...military aid to El Salvador on human rights grounds if the cutoff resulted in a victory for a Communist regime that would kill even more indiscriminately. But if Salvadoran rightists do not believe that there is a risk of an aid cutoff, how can they ever be persuaded to curb their terrorism? Said one commissioner: "We never really resolved the dilemma of the death squads vs. the Gulag...
Wila D. Mung'omba, executive president Wila D. Mung'omba, executive president of the Abidjan-based African Development Bank, believes that additional changes are necessary if Africa is to manage an economic recovery successfully. Among them: aid recipients must curb nonessential imports, end policies tailored to deliver cheap food to the cities, and begin giving greater incentives to farmers...
...Harvard got sloppy and lost its energy in the second half, racking up personal fouls and failing to curb the turnovers that plagued it in the first half. The Crimson defense often stymied the Minutemen to the last seconds of the shot clock, only to draw a personal foul and hand the ball right back...
Falling revenues force Persian Gulf states to curb their spending