Word: jolt
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...retains the potential to shake people out of religious complacency. Given Christinaity's need, on all sides, for a good jolt, eminent Historian Heiko Oberman muses. "I wonder if the time of Luther isn't ahead...
...cosmonauts probably did not escape without some injuries. When the capsule shoots away from the rocket, its occupants suffer a terrific jolt comparable to the one received in a car hit from the rear at high speed. Besides conducting a time-consuming investigation into how the accident happened, the Soviets will have to rebuild the launching pad, one of three at the facility. The estimated cost of repairs, including underground fuel lines: between $250 million and $500 million...
...averted glances they exchange constitute a geometry of tangled passions. JoBeth Williams can say more by directing her big sad eyes off-screen than volumes of Emily Dickinson; in Mary Kay Place's squint is the weather-beaten humor of a career woman who wants an emergency jolt of motherhood; William Hurt's eyes move like restless laser beams; Tom Berenger's search the room in masked desperation, trying to crib emotions from his quicker, less guarded friends. No joke or gesture is forced in these performances. The eight star actors deserve one big Oscar...
...aftermath of John Paul's visit, Poland's military leaders would have to decide whether to jolt the country with another crackdown or take advantage of the good will generated by the Pope. To salvage his reputation in Moscow and among hard-liners at home, Jaruzelski needed to counter the Pontiff's bold words with stern action. To win Western support for Poland's listing economy, he would have to go even further in reaching out to the church and society. Jaruzelski could, of course, also choose to do nothing, as if the Pope had never...
...underestimated Martin Marietta's defenses. The company retaliated in Pac-Man fashion by gobbling up Bendix stock and enlisting the help of United Technologies. Sensing disaster, Bendix sold out to Allied to avoid a Marietta takeover. The drama finally ended in February, when Agee lost his job, a jolt cushioned by a "golden parachute" severance agreement worth $4.1 million. He is temporarily unemployed...