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...first time Aaron told me he was fat, I couldn't believe what I was hearing. A 5'11," 160-pound swimmer, he was lean and lanky, and as I thought privately, too thin. Yet there I was, sitting with him in the parking lot of his high school, listening to him as he complained about his body...

Author: By Hallie Z. Levine, | Title: Forgotten Victims | 4/4/1994 | See Source »

Even if he finds a deal he can accept, Milosevic will have to lean on Bosnian Serbs, especially militia leaders, who view the Muslim-Croat plan as nothing more than an alliance uniting the Serbs' enemies. Rather than join a federation tied to Croatia, the Bosnian Serbs are far more likely to hold out for a republic of their own with links to Serbia -- Greater Serbia in effect, if not in name...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Hint of Spring in The Balkan Tangle | 3/28/1994 | See Source »

...wrong. One day 36 years after the disease disrupted her childhood, she felt some familiar symptoms. They started as muscle fatigue, weakness and pain. Then her legs collapsed under her, and she had to lean against walls to stand up straight. She went to specialists and took test after test. "They all came back negative," says Simon. "One doctor thought I was mentally ill and sent me to a psychotherapist." Finally, four years later, Simon was correctly diagnosed. She had polio. Again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reliving Polio | 3/28/1994 | See Source »

...Lean Cuisine...

Author: By Surah E Scrogin, | Title: Nutrition Bites Harvard | 3/24/1994 | See Source »

...musical. Kerrigan is -- and a good deal else. She is a good jumper when not plagued by nerves. Her balance of skills is the strongest among women skaters, and she performs with an undulating, pleasing lyricism. To complete the picture, she is lovely to look at, with a lean musculature, sculpted features...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: With Blades Drawn: Kerrigan and Harding | 2/21/1994 | See Source »

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