Word: handing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...they hope their latest concession will buy some time, they are almost certain to be disappointed. In the wake of the election announcement, loudspeaker trucks raced through the streets, calling for new demonstrations to bring down the ruling clique. The same kind of insurgent spirit has gained the upper hand in most of the rest of the country...
Although Ricardo Montalban and Herve Villechaize, were not on hand, the posh Hawaiian resort that opened last week could well be named Fantasy Island. The new Hyatt Regency in Waikoloa on the main island of Hawaii offers luxury accommodations for $195 to $375 a night. For $325 extra, guests can train for a day under a professional driver, then suit up for a mock Grand Prix auto race along the coastline. Those who seek Hemingway-style adventures can hunt wild Russian boar and Longhorn bull on an island safari...
...economies of industrialized nations and warm Third World families. Cleaning up a polluted river or a waste dump is often a mammoth task, but it requires that a community decide it is worth the cost and effort. Stemming the destruction of the earth's atmosphere, on the other hand, will require a national and international effort to change the way that economies run and lives are lived...
...nationalistic fans, boycotts brought joy. Without the U.S. and 61 other countries on hand, the Soviet gold-medal tally jumped from 49 in Montreal to 80 in Moscow, while the U.S., unhindered by the Soviets and the equally formidable East Germans, vaulted from 34 gold in Montreal to 83 gold in Los Angeles. With the sporting world reunited, Seoul may be a rude awakening for flag wavers on both sides. But the shock will likely be worse for U.S. viewers: the memory of Los Angeles is more recent, and more unrealistic. At the 1984 Friendship Games, East bloc athletes outperformed...
...until he switched to batting lefthanded. After studying 23 varsity baseball players at the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Portal thinks he knows why. ; In last week's New England Journal of Medicine, Portal and fellow Researcher Paul Romano reported that it's mostly a matter of eye-hand dominance. The better pitchers -- and poorer hitters -- tend to have a dominant, or favored, eye and hand on the same side. But good hitters have crossed dominance: the preferred eye and hand are on opposite sides. Confusing? Not really. A pitcher needs to be able to sight along the line...