Word: lift
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Despite denials by Billy Carter, it is still uncertain whether or not he attempted to intervene on Libya's behalf to press his brother's Administration to lift the ban on the delivery of eight C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft. It is also unclear whether Billy discussed with an arms merchant a possible machine gun deal for Libya. One Justice Department document cites Billy admitting that he was so involved; another has him denying...
Comaneci was last, and she approached the beam needing a 9.9 to tie Davidova, a 9.95 to win outright. Until this Olympics, she had not scored below 9.95 Son the four-inch wide apparatus, and there seemed no reason why she could not lift her score again. But her knee bent ever so slightly on a difficult 360° rotation, and she lost her balance for a millisecond after a patented front flip with a half twist. Even so, she seemed tinged with gold...
...Carter!" they chanted "Carter! Carter! Carter!" For a moment at least, the President last week heard Americans cheer themselves hoarse, a heady sensation he had not enjoyed in many months. Knowing all too well how desperately he needed a lift, Jimmy Carter had chosen his audience well: the convention in Los Angeles of the National Education Association. The organization has been enthusiastically behind him ever since he supported higher aid to education and fought successfully for the establishment of a separate Department of Education...
...Columbus, two winters ago, Furniture Executive Ernest Stern, 57, had helped his employees lift a cabinet. Then he pushed a stalled car in front of his house and shoveled snow from his driveway. These exertions made his back feel somewhat stiff, but he decided to keep a tennis date anyway. That was a mistake. After the first serve, Stern's back gave way, and he had to be helped off the court...
Tidbits of such an odor would have caused gasps if they had been mentioned in private chats not long ago, or full-blown scandals if they had appeared in print. Today nobody bothers to lift an eyebrow at the seamiest intimate tale, not even when it is about the life of a President. The reason is plain: tidings of intimate goings-on have become as common as junk food in the U.S. In fact, the country has developed what looks like an enduring bull market in personal secrets...