Word: harmfulness
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...Hasbaya two weeks ago. The raid, labeled a "preventive" strike, had been aimed at the Palestinian fedayeen encamped in the hills around the village. But because of a technical failure in a jet bomber, said Allon, a number of bombs were dropped on Hasbaya itself. "We never intended to harm peaceful civilians," he said...
...lawsuit challenging Army surveillance of civilians should be dismissed, since those who brought the suit could not show any harm had been done to them as a result of the Army's investigations. If and when they discover they have been harmed, then a suit can be brought...
...traditionalist; he caught the ball with his left and covered it with his right. Taking the cue from the older Hundley, Bench switched to a hinged catcher's mitt that enabled him to snare a pitch with one hand and thus keep his right hand free -from harm, as well as to throw more quickly. Then he practiced for hour upon hour transferring the ball swiftly from glove to throwing hand while still in the crouch, always making sure that he grasped the ball exactly across the seams so that his pegs to second and third never curved...
Vandalized. As Parisians are learning, poorly designed buildings harm more than their immediate surroundings. The city's great visual axis, from the Place de la Concorde through the Arc de Triomphe, will be vandalized by the satellite city of La Défense. Not only will Défense's tall towers clumsily bracket the magnificent arch, but the development authority last week announced a new office complex that will actually block the view through the arch. It is like drawing a curtain across one of Paris' most famous vistas. Because the project is official, it apparently...
Some of the supporting players steal nervous glances into the camera, and the scenes of violence are handled with a singular awkwardness, as if the participants were afraid to do one another any real harm. The performances of Walker and Gooding, however, have a kind of scruffy street authenticity. Despite abundant flaws, there is hardly a moment in Bronco Bullfrog that does not display a vigorous, very real talent...