Word: mild
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...offered any clear diagnosis of the highway madness. One factor is said to be the stresses of bumper-to-bumper competition, aggravated by the easy availability of guns. There is also the copycat syndrome. "Even the most mild-mannered among us has fantasies of blowing away the guy who cuts in front of him," observes Dr. Martin Brenner, an Orange County stress specialist. His advice: "Just be a wimp behind the wheel...
...Even a mild slowdown in Europe's growth rate would be bad news for the U.S. economy. Washington has been counting on increased exports to Europe to help curb America's huge trade deficit, which hit a record $169 billion in 1986. But there is no assurance that Western Europe can keep up its present consumption of American imports ($59 billion last year), much less develop a greater appetite...
HOSPITALIZED. Edward Woodward, 57, British-born actor who plays Vigilante Robert McCall in CBS-TV's weekly drama The Equalizer; for a mild heart attack; in Warwick, England...
...Congress Hall, where the first federal lawmakers met. If any theme emerged from the speechifying, it was that the capacity to produce such conciliatory agreements as the Great Compromise may be the genius of the American system. House Speaker Jim Wright praised the "art of honorable compromise," adding a mild rebuke to the likes of Oliver North for ignoring congressional strictures: "Laws hammered out upon the blacksmith's forge of compromise have commanded observance from even those who disagreed with the wisdom of the laws. And that is what real patriotism comes...
...annual salary: $1.1 million) is a specialist in white-collar crime. Last January he joined the Iran-contra investigation for what he calls the greatest challenge of his career. For the defense: Brendan Sullivan, 45, a partner at Washington's best-known criminal- law firm, Williams & Connolly. Despite his mild appearance, Sullivan is a tireless worker and tenacious courtroom fighter...