Word: loosens
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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After the four suspects hurriedly left the museum, the guard found the screws, which Tempesta said are difficult to loosen...
...spacious, Spanish-style house comes complete with a pool, patio, rose garden and prison-provided meal service. The government obviously hopes to loosen the restraints on Mandela, 70, so slowly that a final release will seem anticlimactic. Pretoria said it will allow Mandela's family "unlimited access" to the patriarch of the banned African National Congress. Mandela's wife Winnie rejected the offer, saying she "does not intend to take more than the 40-minute visits allowed in the past until all political prisoners are given the same privileges." As he has since 1962, Nelson Mandela remains a prisoner...
Following a storm of protest, Boston University President John Silber has agreed to loosen up on his parietal plan that includes a ban on all overnight guests of the opposite sex from the school's dormitories...
...years following his coup, Zia suppressed political activity, frequently justifying his actions by saying Pakistan was not ready for democracy. Only in the mid-1980s did he reluctantly loosen his grip on power, sponsoring highly restrictive nonparty elections. He then confined himself to foreign and military affairs, while his choice for Prime Minister, Mohammed Khan Junejo, steadily accrued political power at home...
Skeptics argue that the summit was designed to strengthen Gorbachev's hand for the upcoming Communist Party conference. This meeting is crucial for the Soviet leader, who will seek approval of measures to loosen Moscow's grip on industry and daily life, to democratize the Communist Party, and to strengthen freedoms of speech, conscience, and assembly...