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Word: flexing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Some observers, like former President Jimmy Carter, suggested that Andropov may feel impelled to flex his country's military muscles in his first months as general secretary of the Communist Party. Such a gesture would presumably cement the tentative legitimacy of the former Brezhnev aide. Others depicted the new leader as being more pragmatic in foreign affairs than his predecessor. In this view, Andropov might focus his energies on firming up the tottering Soviet economy, seeking success in the area where Brezhnev failed most...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: An Opportunity To Ease Tensions | 11/16/1982 | See Source »

...week before Polsinello's injury made Stafford a starter again. Harvard's No. 1 signal-caller, Ron Cuccia, broke a rib in the season-opener with Columbia Since then, Donnie Allard has adroitly guided Joe Restic's Multi flex...

Author: By Gwen Knapp, | Title: Confrontation in Hanover | 10/16/1982 | See Source »

Cuccia took over--in his first varsity appearance at QB--and moved Harvard down the field for the first time in the game. On his second series in the game, midway through the third quarter, Cuccia ran the Multi flex like the old single-wing of leather helmet days, taking snaps in the shotgun and sprinting out to either pass or throw The sophomore quarterback executed an 80-yard drive for Harvard's first and only touchdown on the day. But Cuccia, moving the Multi flex again on the next series, suffered a pulled hamstring. He would neither throw...

Author: By Michael Bass, | Title: Love and Hate | 10/16/1982 | See Source »

...hour sessions. The results show: her 5-ft. 8½-in., 127-lb. frame has only 8% body fat (a woman of average size carries about 20%). "Men have always loved my body," says Donnelly. "My boyfriend loves to show it off. He'll say to friends, 'Hey, watch Patrice flex!' But I exercise for the inside and the outside. The more athletic I am, the more feminine I feel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Ideal Of Beauty | 8/30/1982 | See Source »

...impressive 4-1 Spring Break tour of the City of Brotherly Love, the laxwomen will get a chance to flex some lately-developed muscle in front of a home crowd that hasn't witnesed a Crimson defeat in almost two years...

Author: By John Beilenson, | Title: Time to Catch a Little Spring Fever | 4/6/1982 | See Source »

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