Word: erect
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Numerous critics, including many scientists, arms-control experts and even some military officers argue that: 1) There is no technology in sight that would ensure a leakproof system, and any holes at all would permit an enemy to wreak massive destruction on the U.S.; 2) Any serious attempt to erect such a defense would inevitably destabilize the roughly balanced nuclear equation, since the other side would counter with its own defensive system and enlarge its offensive forces to overcome the opponent's umbrella. Furthermore, deployment and even certain types of tests would violate the main arms-control treaty that...
...Standing erect in an open-roofed Hongqi (Red Flag) limousine, Deng slowly rode along rows of troops, barking out in his heavy Sichuan accent the ritual greeting of the People's Liberation Army, "Hello, comrades!" followed by "You are working hard!" Back came the soldiers' enthusiastic responses, "Hello, Commander!" and "Serve the people...
...photographer whose work experiments with arty juxtapositions of images such as mushrooms next to an erect penis...
...opinions to "accommodate" religion in state-supported activities as long as the practice does not represent a "real danger of establishment of a state church." For this reason, in a decision widely regarded as a bellwether, the court earlier this year allowed Pawtucket, R.I., to use public funds to erect a nativity scene as part of a downtown Christmas display. The court has upheld laws that have a "secular purpose," like promoting education, but advance religion as a side effect. Many court watchers expect the Justices this term to uphold a "time-sharing" program in Grand Rapids that sends public...
...from the sleepy fishing village of Trujillo on the Caribbean coast of Honduras, construction workers are toiling in the sweltering tropical heat to erect dozens of elevated wooden barracks. Each of the $2,000 buildings is made to last. Those already completed make up the nucleus of the Regional Military Training Center, where 150 U.S. advisers have instructed 6,000 Honduran and Salvadoran recruits over the past 13 months. Near by, workers have constructed sandbagged guard positions and bunkers large enough to shelter every serviceman in case of attack. "These soldiers are facing a tough enemy," says an American trainer...