Word: muscularity
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...remembered by the laugh. His muscular head would snap back, and out would come three bold, staccato barks: "Ha. Ha. Ha." That laugh helped define Burt Lancaster's personality and gave amiable employment to a generation of mimics. But the cool thing about the Lancaster laugh was that it could mean anything; it might express amusement or a jolly contempt. His smile, a CinemaScope revelation of perfect teeth, had the same enigmatic edge to it. Was it benediction or absolution? Was it seductive or -- perhaps -- a predatory baring of fangs...
...Haitian politics. As he gratefully acknowledged, the moment would never have occurred without the persistence of Bill Clinton, who dispatched a peaceful army to pave the way. Now the U.S. and Aristide depend on each other for success. The Haitian leader's ceremonial return was visibly orchestrated by his muscular allies. When he arrived a few minutes before noon, it was aboard a U.S. Air Force jet. For his safety, he was allowed only the most subdued reception by a privileged phalanx of dignitaries at the airport, protected by a cordon of American soldiers...
...dealership near Tokyo, can't get enough Mustangs, Tauruses and Mondeos for all the customers who want to buy them. One ordered a European-made Ford Mondeo wagon last month, even though he will have to wait three months for delivery. In May, Ford imported 2,500 of its muscular new Mustangs; they sold out in two months...
Football, Varsity, Freshmen Team Captain; Crimson Outreach, Junior High School Lecturer; Muscular Dystrophy Association Summer amp, Research Assistant in Economics Campus Production of Woody Allan's "God", Cast...
...thrilling experience," says Liu, a small, if muscular, 5'4". But he adds, "It has been nice to get away from the pressing deadlines and hurried pace of Washington...