Word: grave
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...always shown a great capacity for adjusting to change. Past generations have survived floods and ice ages, famines and world wars. But when dealing with the environment, there is a grave danger in relying on adaptation alone: societies could end up waiting too long. Many of the global processes under way, like the wholesale destruction of species, are irreversible. Others, like global climate changes caused by man, are so profound that if allowed to progress too far, they could prove to be overwhelming. Simple prudence suggests that taking forceful preventive action now -- to save energy, to curb pollution, to slow...
...Durand's narrative, and J. Maxwell Brownjohn's translation, cold feet are "like blocks of ice." A bashed villain goes "out like a light." A neighborhood is "as silent as the grave." An event happens "in a flash." Matters are as clear "as daylight." If the author were competing with John le Carre, these bromides might undo his tale...
...tour of his home appropriately departs from Elvis Presley Boulevard, a four-lane highway lined with Golden Arches and auto dealerships. Across the street from Graceland, a visitor can buy a $12.95 ticket to see Elvis' home, racquetball court, airplanes, horses, cats, cars and, of course, his grave...
President Mikhail S. Gorbachev wound up a two-day visit to the disaster area, calling the situation in Armenia "a grave disaster, simply a tragedy...
...still won the primary and general elections, but some political observers retained grave reservations about his ability, his dedication and his intelligence. The previous two representatives from the district--his uncle John and Tip O'Neill--went on to become President and Speaker of the House respectively, and there were many serious doubts about whether Joe could fill those shoes...