Word: hint
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...hostile intelligence activities." That includes the detection of approaches made to Soviet emigres by KGB agents. But couldn't the callers deliberately feed disinformation to the FBI? "That could happen," concedes Ahlerich. "We're prepared to address the problem." Despite the FBI's new glasnost, Ahlerich would not even hint at what respondents to the ad have been telling the bureau...
...more like a craze, and one that comes as somewhat of a surprise out on the street. Although couturiers like Yves Saint Laurent have used animal prints for years in subtle and expensive ways, jungle patterns, with their hint of sensual mystery and animal sexuality, have mostly been associated with the showier side of show biz; the imitable Zsa Zsa, for example, recently turned up in a Beverly Hills courtroom wearing a vast spotted-print number. To be sure, it has always been O.K. for mainstream dreamers to be tigresses in private: catty underwear remains a steady seller. Now, after...
...when Israel captured the Mount and the Old City. Eager to preserve peace, Israel continues to allow Muslims to administer the site. They permit no Jew or Christian to pray openly on the holy ground, nor will they consider allowing even the simplest synagogue or church. The merest hint of rebuilding the Temple is considered an outrage by the Prophet's followers, who, in the words of an official at Al Aqsa, "will defend the Islamic holy places to the last drop of their blood...
...work their slow and cumbersome way. Pressure from AIDS activists has resulted in the FDA's allowing wider use of such experimental AIDS drugs as r-erythropoietin, which is used to treat AIDS- related anemia, before studies have been completed. Compound Q faces much more rigorous testing despite the hint of promise. "It's not a one-shot cure," Delaney warned the packed community meeting. But Bob Barnett, a true believer in his right to receive another dose of Compound Q, leaped to his feet with the rest of the crowd to give Delaney a standing ovation...
...middle-of-the-roader. Gorbachev promoted new KGB chief Vladimir Kryuchkov, 65, and chief economic planner Yuri Maslyukov, 51. While both are considered supporters of perestroika, they are also veteran members of the party apparat, come from the same ideological mold as the men they replaced and give no hint of brilliance...