Word: deflect
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...numbers of the undersized and underpowered T-55 and T-62 models. The new T-80 travels at a sluggish 40 m.p.h., but is equipped with a lethal 125-mm cannon and laser-guided fire control. One big advance is shields of "reactive" armor that explode on contact to deflect projectiles fired by all but the newest NATO tanks...
...House moved to deflect criticism, adopting a compromise version sponsored by Reps. Steve Gunderson (R-Wis.) and Tim Penny (D-Minn.). It would go ahead with the increase but only for April through June next year. Supporters said it would knock $30 million off the price...
...good guys, fighting for "truth, justice and the American way," which seems to many people a very good thing to do. Superman's violence is never cruel, however; he punches villains but rarely does them any real harm. His greatest powers are exerted to deflect violence, by stepping in front of bullets, say, or moving huge objects out of harm...
Witt, who aspires to an acting career, thrived on the attention. Thomas, on the other hand, tried to deflect publicity, stating repeatedly -- and as it turned out, correctly -- that it was ridiculous to speak of the competition as if it involved only two skaters. "Every time I open the paper, they're trying to make this thing between me and Katarina," she said. "It bugs me. We're just two people...
WASHINGTON--Michael K. Deaver, a close associate of Ronald Reagan through most of his political life, was convicted yesterday of lying under oath to deflect allegations he used his influence with the president in his career as a lobbyist...