Word: necks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...poor Senator was very short and had no neck as far as anyone could see. The men behind me heckled him mercilessly, yelling. "You're just like a sweater--all arms and no neck'" Although I felt that the men were being very mean, it wasn't until I sat with Kirkland House behind the Clarkson ice hoe-key goalie that I found out what true abuse was all about...
...trouble is that while Americans could be as tickled with Oscar Wilde as he was with them, they were not nearly so amused to be told where to get off-particularly when it was crass and vulgar America that saved England's neck in two world conflicts. England, for her part, has suffered a special kind of embitterment in the loss of world stature and of the control of her economic destiny. No matter. For the past 40 years (except for a momentary glower over Suez) we have remained each other's strongest and closest friend...
...season, Diva is to be seen and savored for Philippe Rousselot's electric-blue imagery, for Hilton McConnico's extravagant decors, even for the prodigal joy Beineix derives from parading his talent. And there are some quietly astonishing moments when, with just the touch of hand on neck, the film suggests a growing, reciprocal affection between diva and devotee. It is on these occasions that Beineix's seems a promising movie career indeed-when you can see the young man of flair beginning to unlock the secrets of style. -By Richard Corliss
Stricker showed her iron determination in the 800 when faced with a neck and-neck race with teammate Grace de-Fries in the final stretch of the event. Straining with every available ounce of remaining strength, Stricker moved barely ahead of de-Fries-who had worked her way up to Stricker's shoulder-to eke out a victory by one-tenth of a second...
...more and more individuals are turning to tax preparers in hopes of paring down the amount that they owe the Government (see box). Says Paul D. Koehler, a partner of Touche Ross & Co., one of the leading accounting firms: "I'm up to my neck in tax forms. There's a tremendous amount of demand for us to interpret the new tax laws." Richard W. Earp, a partner in the Minneapolis office of Arthur Andersen & Co., noted that the bulk of new business has come from wealthy individuals, who are the biggest beneficiaries of last year...