Word: froze
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...wooden barricades along the Popemobile's lane; he seemed to be telling them that they were blocking him from getting close to the Pontiff. As the Pope's vehicle drew near the spot, the man suddenly burst through the crowd. A photographer caught the picture that froze the following moment of horror (see opening pages): a gun poking out of the forest of outstretched hands waving at John Paul...
...precisely 11 a.m. one day last week, air raid sirens across Israel sounded a single, high-pitched "all clear" blast for two minutes, and the country came to a standstill. On Jaffa Road in the heart of Jerusalem, pedestrians froze in their tracks. Lounging border troops sprang to attention. Vehicles braked to a halt in the middle of intersections. Bus passengers rose to their feet-as did people all across the nation. In stores, restaurants and offices, conversations stopped, forks were put down, typewriters and business machines hushed. It was Israel's Memorial Day. In the silent vigil, Israelis...
...there, buddy, how about moving back?" the driver said, meanwhile driving his bus just as fast as he could. The whole bus froze- whites at the front, blacks at the rear. They didn't want to believe what was happening was really happening. The seated black man said nothing. The standing white man said nothing...
...Shah. Carter ordered the deportation of all Iranian students in the U.S. who were not complying with the terms of their visas, suspended imports of Iranian oil (4% of U.S. consumption), ordered the carrier Midway to steam from the Indian Ocean to the Arabian Sea, and froze $8 billion in Iranian assets deposited in U.S. banks...
...NETHERLANDS. The bare maintenance of welfare outlays at present levels-30% of a national budget of $150 billion-demands a 2% annual increase in national production. But economic growth is expected to drop to zero this year. What to do? The government last winter froze wages, an act that provoked a rash of strikes and poisoned the social climate. The 1.4 million beneficiaries of state aid, a potent political force, have so far managed to blunt major attempts at social services reform in parliament. "Everyone agrees to the welfare state, but not on how to pay for it," concludes...