Word: hollowing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...reflagged tanker Bridgeton in the Persian Gulf last July, the U.S. has been humiliated by acts of violence that were almost certainly plotted by Iran. But persuasive proof remained frustratingly elusive. Ronald Reagan's threats of retaliation against any terrorists found with American blood on their hands carried a hollow ring on the all-too- frequent occasions when no evidence could be produced. But last week a carefully coordinated military operation in the gulf swiftly altered the image of U.S. helplessness. A well-laid trap caught Iran red-handed...
...quick procedures can be done on an outpatient basis and require a short recovery period. Tops on the list, for women, is suction lipectomy, an operation developed in France and introduced in the U.S. in 1982. Also called liposuction, it entails the insertion under the skin of a hollow, blunt-ended tube that is attached to a high-powered suction machine that vacuums out the fat. The procedure can take 30 minutes to three hours, depending on how many problem areas are worked on. Removal of saddlebag thighs runs about $2,000; love handles, $1,500; saggy jowls...
Should researchers pinpoint that genetic defect, the next step will be to develop a simple diagnostic test. Doctors now recommend that everyone over 50 periodically undergo routine, if unpleasant, examinations with a proctosigmoidoscope, a hollow, lighted tube that is inserted in the colon to look for signs of cancer. A blood test that could alert people that they carried a greater risk of developing colorectal cancer might motivate them to seek frequent checkups...
...least ten people dead and many others injured. A general strike organized by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party and other opposition parties effectively shut down New Delhi and about 25 other cities. In a written statement, the - B.J.P. denounced Gandhi's government for what it described as a hollow promise to control terrorism...
Whatever the odds, libel plaintiffs, especially public figures, often contend that suing is the only way to clear their reputations, that their denials will ring hollow unless accompanied by a court suit. "If I am elected President," says Robertson, "how could I ever order a young American into combat if the record is not absolutely clear that I never shirked military duty?" In other instances an embattled public official may calculate that litigation is the best way to discourage further damaging coverage. Inquirer Executive Editor Gene Roberts believes this is happening in Pennsylvania. Says he: "Public officials are using libel...