Word: limiting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Aubuisson has played skillfully on both sides of the land-reform issue. Despite his grandstanding act of handing over land titles at Parra Lempa, D'Aubuisson and ARENA fought hard to limit the size of Salvadoran holdings that could be expropriated under the agrarian reform for peasant...
...they?" The puckish young man is one of the most accomplished skaters in history, but his view runs counter to that of the Establishment. Since Lake Placid the sport's traditionalists have tried to curb daredevil virtuosity in the shows: a new rule will strictly limit the repetition of triple jumps by skaters in Sarajevo. "Skating had got off the track, and we had to get it back on," says one top U.S. skating official. "Skating is spins, body line and interpretation, as well as athleticism...
...interviews. Perhaps that is the inevitable legacy of all those years when the U.S. finished far out of the running, unnoticed and unremarked. His goal: to be out on the course alone, skis singing in the tracks and his true Olympian's heart pumping anonymously, gloriously to its limit. Says he: "I get my happiness, my life, from the act of striving for excellence...
...explains that instead of people seeking a "mythical wilderness experience of early 19th century America, lots of people are just coming to picnic." The physical and managerial response of the park service is not clear--either they accomodate the changes or limit people's activities because Yosemite is a preserve of national importance...
...dredging up new stories to recycle. "You start running out of lies to tell," says Bob Wills, a three-decade river veteran and captain of the Ann Blessey. To pass the frozen hours. Wills and his two-man crew enjoy a friendly game of poker, with a nickel limit on raises. Over on the White Dawn, gambling is not allowed. Nevertheless, the crew has worn out three decks of cards playing no-stakes spades. Deckhand Tommy Kelly, 36, from rural Sugar Tree, Tenn., feels safer that way. Says he: "If I ever lost $200, my ole lady would be waiting...