Word: drain
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...about all the contributions he was making to charity," Goldsmith recalls. "That put me off right there." He refused to have any further business or social contact with Boesky, and when Boesky subsequently admitted to insider stock trading, Goldsmith remarked of his neighbor, "Boesky crawled out of a drain...
...future progress. So far, there has been an overall advance. The Central American governments still have disagreements, and sometimes we make statements that make it sound as if the whole agreement is going down the drain. But the desire for peace once again wins...
...surgical plan, initiated by Rogers and Pediatric Neurosurgeon Ben Carson, combined several intricate procedures. To avoid major hemorrhaging in the brains, they proposed to drain the boys' blood supply completely and stop the hearts. To prevent the brains and other organs from starving during this period without blood-borne oxygen and nutrients, metabolic demands would be reduced to a minimum by lowering the babies' body temperature to 68 degrees F, putting them into a state of suspended animation. Because their brains are resilient, children below the age of 18 months have a remarkable capacity to recover from induced hypothermia, which...
...Republican presidential hopeful, argues that the U.S. could be "committing genetic suicide." He preaches that "depopulation of the West threatens the power of Western industrialized democracies." Republican Congressman Jack Kemp of New York, also a presidential contender, seconds Wattenberg's call for birth incentives, saying "People are not a drain on our resources; they are our greatest resource...
Whatever Washington's intent, Iran can ill afford a direct clash with the U.S. Not only would Tehran have little chance of winning, but a fight would drain vital resources from the all important war against Iraq. Still, Western military analysts are worried about a possible suicide bomb attack from an explosives-packed plane or boat...