Word: dangerous
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...from back to hem by Mariann Marlowe; and an all-vinyl snakeskin suit by Animal-X. Some of the clothes go for immediate impact over staying power. But there are a fair number of designers, like Morton and Goodman, who are imaginative enough to be in no immediate danger of a burnout, and there are others, as well, who show signs of staying the course. Three examples...
...government. In most cases, this is true. However, citizens themselves are perfectly capable of mutilating their own rights without any help from authority. The incident on Wednesday is a case in point. The same individuals who were shouting "fascist" were using totalitarian tactics of their own. The great danger is that such actions may come to be tolerated. Harvard is already gaining a notorious reputation for conditioning the freedom of speech according to the views of the speaker. Caspar Weinberger, who was shouted off the stage two years ago, would no doubt agree. If such disgraces continue, the demonstrators will...
...those arrested were served with a copy of a temporary restraining order issued by a judge Wednesday. Superior Court Judge Harry Ramsey barred demonstrators from erecting the shanties close enough to any campus building to constitute a fire danger...
...have felt compelled in the past to protect their national interests by interfering with foreign governments. Communist regimes do it almost by definition. Unquestionably, the Sandinistas in pursuit of Soviet-style Marxism pose a genuine threat to the somewhat fragile democracies of neighboring countries. Potentially more threatening is the danger to U.S. security if Nicaragua becomes a base from which Soviet submarines and bombers can prowl vital sea-lanes and America's coasts...
Some experts, though, argue that the level of consumer debt is not a major danger to the economy. Gary Wenglowski, chief economist for Goldman Sachs, a New York investment firm, notes that delinquency rates on consumer loans have not been rising dramatically. Says he: "This suggests that consumers are not having any problem servicing their growing debt...