Word: defenselessness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Attacked the most defenseless members of society ("welfare chiselers") to attract right-wing support...
...belt, talks with a gusto that tries to hide the hardships so apparent in the lines of his face. He waits outside as his wife enters a factory for a job interview. Inside a doctor's office for a medical examination, she and another, younger, woman stand stripped and defenseless as they suffer the mindless prods of an unctuous company doctor. Her eyes fill with tears when the doctor notices the scars of childbirth on her stomach and notifies her that they want only unmarried women for the job. She rejoins her husband outside and the two walk back slowly...
...months since he had rendered Joe Frazier defenseless and bereft of the title, Foreman had defended the championship just once-and that was against the obscure Joe Roman of Puerto Rico. Out of the ring Foreman had almost been TKOed himself by a flurry of personal and financial blows. Now, on the eve and even the day of his fight against a serious challenger, Foreman was threatening to be a no-show...
...White House waved its wand last week-and overnight former Vice President Spiro Agnew was left defenseless in Frank Sinatra's compound in Palm Springs. Finally knuckling under to congressional pressure, GAO rulings and public criticism of the nearly $200,000 spent on Agnew's protection since he resigned in October, the White House withdrew not only his Secret Service guards but his car and chauffeur too. Still, Agnew's trip to Palm Springs had a positive side. He sold his novel, A Very Special Relationship, to Playboy Press for "more than $50,000." The book centers...
Kidder was aided by the tight defensive play of Lawson Wulsin and Brian Fearnett. Fearnett stopped several potential goals with kick saves when Kidder was out of position and the goal had been left defenseless. Wulsin keyed the offense all afternoon with his clearing passes up the sidelines to Thompson and LaCivita. After Yale's third goal, Harvard sacrificed some of its midfield defense to concentrate on scoring and Fearnett and the fullbacks were faced with several two-on-one and three-on-two situations, which they handled well...