Word: hand
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...crest of the low hill, the two leaders exchanged bland welcoming remarks, then mounted a balcony to acknowledge the applauding crowd of some 1,000 dignitaries. Suddenly, Chinese Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-p'ing departed from the traditional script. He impulsively grabbed Jimmy Carter's hand and held it high. They looked like a pair of politicians just nominated by a national convention, and there was little doubt about which man thought he was running at the head of the ticket...
...children and one police officer were wounded. After hours of futile attempts to get Brenda to surrender, she finally decided it was time to end what she had called "fun." She calmly walked out of the house, put her gun on the ground, went back inside and returned to hand rushing officers some 150 rounds of ammunition...
...people of Iran have reached a state where they have attracted the attention of the world. We have gained prestige in the world, from America to the Arabic countries. This is a miracle. I think it is a spiritual one. The hands of God are with you. If it wasn't the hand of God, the nation, from children to the elderly, would not have joined our campaign. Victory is near. Don't be afraid. The Prophet Muhammad spent most of his life struggling. Learn from the Prophet and be patient. He fought all his life to overcome...
During their recent trip to the People's Republic, American journalists filmed hand-holding couples in city parks, raided beauty parlors and chronicled a Peking duck's journey from barnyard to dinner table. The Chinese sent home low-key interviews with the manager of Atlanta's Peachtree Plaza Hotel and an average family in Washington. A U.S. reporter wondered whether the visitors might explore some of the less attractive aspects of life in America. "That's not our plan," replied a Chinese television producer. "Our purpose is to help build friendship between our two peoples...
Need a hired hand in Florida? Dial the Capitol in Tallahassee. Newly inaugurated Governor Robert Graham just took in $24 for an eight-hour day laying sod. "It's good for you psychologically. It cleans out the cobwebs of the day-today crises you normally deal with," says Graham, 42, who literally worked his way into office by spending 100 days of his campaign at odd jobs. Among them: scrubbing bedpans, covering a police beat, hefting fertilizer and tuning Toyotas. The idea was to "get in touch with the people" (and perhaps make voters forget his roots...