Word: lift
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Though they were overshadowed by the summiteers in Washington, U.S. and Canadian negotiators reached a historic agreement of their own last week. In Ottawa, the two sides put the final touches on a 250-page free-trade treaty that by 1999 will lift all tariffs between the world's two largest trading partners (total 1986 volume: $124 billion). The pact could mean lower prices for everything from American cars to Canadian...
...Many companies say that they have severed their South African connections, but they have not," Farris said. "The point of this legislature is to affect the large number of companies who have tried to give a face lift to their businesses. Any company that profits from South Africa is supporting apartheid...
...People think I've had a face-lift," beams Carole Herman, 42, of Penn Valley, Pa. "It's astounding what a difference it makes." It is Retin-A, the nation's hottest new anti-aging potion, and despite the misgivings of some dermatologists about the perpetual parade of glops and goos that promise a more youthful complexion, many doctors cautiously agree that the mounting clamor may be justified. "People have gone absolutely crazy about it," declares Duane Tucker, a Manhattan Beach, Calif., skin doctor. "When it comes to sun damage, it's the closest thing we have to a youth...
...fountain of youth either, doctors agree. "It doesn't make old people into young," warns Kligman. "It does not help very deep wrinkles. It does not help sags or bags or very loose skin. People who need a face-lift are not going to get any benefit." Dermatologist Jerome Shupack of New York University School of Medicine puts it more bluntly: "Retin-A won't do much for a prune." Indeed, some physicians wonder about the popularity of the drug at all. "The only thing I see Retin-A doing is irritating the skin and increasing the susceptibility...
Those who can't do, teach. While teaching a writing class at a local college, Donner meets Owen Lift (DeVito), a rumpled, childish lunatic tormented by his mother. In a conversation about how to write an exciting murder mystery, Owen misinterprets Larry's advice and decides that Larry wants to swap murder targets with him. He plots to get rid of Margaret, convinced that Donner will bump off his Momma in return...