Word: flexing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...protect our interests, but we need to do it calmly, sensibly and in a spirit of cooperation ... When "Big John" Connally moved into Treasury, he briefly installed the notion that we weren't tough enough, that we needed to teach these people a few lessons and to flex our muscles a little and, by God, they have been dependent on us so long they had better understand that we are not to be played around with." For some time, Blumenthal says, "there has been a feeling in Europe and Japan that it's difficult to do business with...
...fibers in an epoxy matrix, reinforced nylon throat pieces with quartz, turned to the builders of nuclear reactors for ultrasonic welding techniques and altered the spacing of strings. The physics laboratories at Princeton where Albert Einstein once worked have been used to experiment with variants of torque and longitudinal flex. Practically every element and compound known to modern chemistry has been molded, extruded or laminated. A few tennis technologists have even tried some new tricks with wood, all in hopes of providing instant improvement for the player...
...kits, which sell for less than $20 each, were designed by Veteran Makeup Artist Dick Smith, who turned Linda Blair's head in The Exorcist and aged Marlon Brando in The Godfather. They come with a packet of powdered gelatin, which when melted in hot water becomes Flex Flesh and can be shaped in a variety of plastic molds. The skin-thin horror mug is kept in place with spirit gum and can take makeup. New York's Pressman Corp., which makes the sets, has sold some...
...defensive person, Baggott concedes that the offense, especially at Harvard with multi-flex being thrown around all over the place, will get most of the attention, but he still wishes it made known that "there is a team on the other side of the line," and he is one of its standouts...
...what can we say? You were innovative until the end. We know that it's not your fault when the players fumble, rough the kicker and illegally procede. Call your offense whatever you like. Multi-flex, multi-sex, it will always be number one with...