Word: necks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...little bit of a crazy person, alwayscracking jokes--not your typical stiff-neck-typedean," Theil added...
...jobs. In 1972, 26% of the nonagricultural work force was employed in manufacturing; that proportion is now down to 19%. But even office workers face health-related uncertainties, particularly in the age of widespread computerization. Some employees who sit in front of video-display terminals all day complain of neck and shoulder soreness and eye-strain; they may also worry about possible long-term effects on their sight. More and more companies are mandating regular breaks for VDT workers and paying for periodic eye examinations...
Riding in the back of his limousine, Sabra was attacked by two gunmen on a motorcycle. One of them fired three pistol shots through a window of the car, wounding Sabra in the face and neck. The would-be assassins escaped, and their identities are unknown. But in the days after the assault on Sabra, who is a strong supporter of Syrian influence in his country, three other prominent Lebanese allied with Damascus were the objects of bombing or shooting attacks...
...think that, by flexing a little economic muscle, the United States can make any problem go away anywhere in the world. As Vietnam demonstrated so handily, however, this is rarely the case. While the grave economic crisis of the Philippines has certainly been an albatross around Aquino's neck, it is not the only, or indeed even the most major, of her problems. So even if American aid could suddenly put the economy on its feet--which it can't--stability would not return...
...just as he is worst when he is most folksy. The Woolworth Building, leaning forward as though to resist some invisible gale, with old Frank Woolworth huddled like a crazed alchemist in its tower and a dragon made of dollar bills (the Spirit of Capitalism -- geddit?) waving its creaking neck from the roof, is quite a creation. But either way, one has the sense of an exaggerated rube's-eye view willfully prolonged. It reminds one that however "elitist" economy and wit may seem, vulgarity soon palls. Grooms' work is not folk sculpture -- it is too self-regarding for that...