Word: occurence
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...judges can now jail those who, under oath, refuse to answer questions that involve insider trading. "Ours is the party of law-and-order," asserted Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson in the House of Commons. "The government is determined to prevent, detect and punish wrongdoing wherever it may occur." His speech was greeted by hoots and guffaws from the opposition...
...deeply depressed or suicidal. In this community of quiet-spoken, humble pacifists, such behavior "really stands out against the social landscape," observes Medical Sociologist Janice Egeland, who has spent more than 25 years among the Old Order Amish, as the group is formally known. When it does occur, the Amish often have an explanation: "Siss im blut," they say; the peculiar behavior is "in the blood...
...grew some 40%, while personal disposable income climbed only 22%. About 15 million U.S. households now pay more than 50% of their total disposable income to service their debt, according to Greenspan. Such payments, he noted, are not a problem unless income suddenly contracts, as it might when layoffs occur during recession. In such a crisis, stricken families can lose their houses, cars and other vital possessions. Many people are making themselves more vulnerable by taking out large home-equity loans. The popularity of such loans has grown enormously under the new tax-reform law, which is phasing...
Some proponents maintain that their sport is safer than skiing. Since there is just one board, the legs can never cross, so there are fewer broken ankles and hips. The injuries that do occur are usually bruises to the upper body (thumb, wrist and shoulder) and come from falls and occasional collisions with trees and other downhillers. James Lithman, 19, of Los Angeles, says snowboarders get a bad rap because there are so many novices loose on the slopes. "Look at all the crazy skiers," he argues. "The medics carry the bodies down all day long...
Speaking to the nation in a televised address, Reagan accepted responsibility for the actions his staff is alleged to have taken in selling arms to Iran and in diverting money to the Nicaraguan rebels, called contras. The president said that such an operation would never again occur but did not explicitly apologize for the policy...