Word: forbiddingly
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...game been closer or the opponent more dangerous--the University of Massachusetts, for instance, or (God forbid) Dartmouth--the official rulings might have provoked heated protests from the Crimson bench and from the players who scored the goals...
...once made camps like Parris Island, S.C., seem the American counterpart of Devil's Island. Boot camp is still rigorous, and some drills involve live ammunition; 37 enlistees have died during training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego since 1970. But Marine regulations adopted in 1976 forbid drill instructors from touching recruits except to correct their position during instruction or to prevent injury. Punitive push- ups are now limited to just five minutes, with a 30-second break midway. Mental harassment is frowned upon. "We don't use negative reinforcement anymore," says Lieut. John Coonradt...
...opinion on the ABM treaty is particularly vulnerable. Sofaer queried nobody from the original negotiating team except Paul Nitze, the President's special adviser on arms control. A recognized authority on the pact, Nitze supported Sofaer's conclusion that the agreement did not forbid research and testing of "exotic" weapons such as lasers and particle beams. Senators savaged Sofaer for relying heavily on the negotiating record, ignoring assurances made to the Senate during ratification. Special irritation was reserved for the way Sofaer quoted documents and sources out of context. In a courtroom, says Georgia Democrat Sam Nunn, such sleight...
...wonder how the two Marines could have carried on love affairs unnoticed within the embassy's close confines. They suspect that the relationships were known but tolerated by others who may have had similar experiences. In fact, Bracy was demoted from sergeant to corporal for violating rules that specifically forbid fraternization with Soviet citizens...
...Israel, a close U.S. ally, was fundamentally different from spying for, say, the Soviet Union and that nobody could prove Pollard's actions had actually harmed his country. The prosecution took a dim view of that argument. Explains John Martin, the Justice Department's chief of internal security: "God forbid that the day should come when we would have the burden of showing that not only did a spy give up information on nuclear weapons but that those weapons were used under hostile conditions...