Word: dangerous
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...hulk, leaking oil at a rate of about one ton an hour, posed a danger to the dozens of ships that round the cape every day. In a daring maneuver, a private helicopter, with air force planes monitoring the situation, lowered two divers onto the wreck to attach a towline to the tanker's bow. A powerful tugboat then began to tow the wreckage 100 miles out to sea, where it will be sunk in some 6,000 feet of water...
...veneer of decorum that shrouds the baser competitive instincts at Newport, R.I., during an America's Cup summer suddenly seemed in danger of self-destructing. As rain clouds and brisk northeast winds rolled in for the challengers' semifinals last week, the four remaining foreign boats-Australia II, Britain's Victory '83, Italy's Azzurra and Canada 1-did their best to concentrate on the business at hand. But a series of byzantine maneuvers by American yachtsmen threatened to turn the dueling on the high seas into an off-the-water battle over rulebook technicalities...
...home state of Kansas to sponsor a bill freezing agricultural "target prices," only to see it shunted aside by a filibuster as Congress prepared for its August recess. To Dole that seemed all too symbolic of a refusal by both Congress and the White House to face the danger that $200 billion deficits will lead to an increase in interest rates that could kill off the economic recovery. Dole took the Senate floor to deliver what amounted to a wake-up call for action when Congress reconvenes after Labor Day. "We will have to raise taxes," said Dole bluntly...
...ever since she chose to stay on in London, alongside King George VI, as an example to her countrymen during the brutal Nazi blitz of World War II, the plucky Queen Mother Elizabeth stirred more admiration six weeks ago with a visit to troubled Northern Ireland despite the obvious danger. Last week all the kingdom seemed to be celebrating with her as she turned 83. Much of the day was spent with her royal relatives, but the morning belonged to her enthusiastic admirers. They sent her bouquets of flowers, along with 3,000 cards and presents, and when she appeared...
Wylie, who often raised his voice in an impassioned speech in favor of the measure said, "We are in more danger than we have ever been in the history of this city. We've never been more concerned that at the push of a button this whole city can be destroyed...