Word: disrupt
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...near Val d'Isere for an Olympic medal. (The A in AJ stands for Alva, which the racer despises; the J signifies nothing but goes well with A.) After skiing on the new Olympic downhill run last month at Val d'Isere, Kitt complained that its twisty course might disrupt his timing. But his resolve is unshaken. "I don't let anything get in my way," he says. And now it's time to hold nothing back...
...studies, released in 1989, concluded that homosexuals did not pose a security risk and did not disrupt the military environment. The Defense Department, however, chose to reject the findings and down-played the studies as draft recommendations...
...walk-out itself didn't really disrupt anything, but it will raise the awareness of what may come," said Nina Morrison, a Yale senior and a member of a student organization pushing for a quick settlement...
Even if Pol Pot's candidates get only 20% of the vote, it would be enough to re-establish them as a legitimate political force, able to disrupt the government from within. The Prince may have come home, but jasmine petals cannot quite hide the smell of dangers ahead...
...passive and emotionally blocked. Her best quality, stubborn persistence, does not lend itself to glamour or theatrics. Besides, she was not present -- victims rarely are -- for the key moments in solving the case and preparing for trial. Thus, in bringing the story back to her, McGinniss keeps having to disrupt its momentum...