Word: flare
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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McMahon and Greene have come up with several possible solutions, but have tested none so far. One is the surgical relocation of the oblique muslcles, which Greene claims is a relatively simple operation. Another is to flare surgically the point of attachment of these muscles, dispersing the strain. McMahon and Greene also talk about prescribing prismatic eyeglasses, lenses which dupe the eyes into "thinking" they are focused on a distant point. These solutions remain speculative, but for the 30 to 40 per cent of all Americans who suffer from myopia, hope is in sight...
Stark naked, he was striding through the cordite stench with his head held high and his arms swinging. His body shone white in the brilliant light of the flare, except for what appeared to be a glistening crimson sash that ran from one shoulder down one thigh and dripped from his lifted foot...
...next few weeks saw the sketchy dream unfold into a potentially unporfitable but ultimately highly successful reality. Granted, during that first tourney last March 16-17 fireworks didn't flare and the sea didn't part--hockey fans associate those phenomena only with the venerable men's competition...