Word: packed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...buried his head in his hands while we nursed his sore leg and blood blisters on his feet. He had been in the leading pack for the first 20 miles...
...went off, I did not hear it. I was too far back in the pack. About five minutes after people started moving, I crossed the starting line and for at least the first half-mile of race I had to walk because the crowd was so dense...
...Virginia-based entrepreneurial firm called Orbital Sciences, dropped from under the wing of a B-52 and carried into orbit a small 200-kg (450-lb.) satellite, one of a new type of craft that promises to bring space history full circle. Called lightsats, the new payloads pack as much function into a few hundred kilograms as satellites many times their size. At $8 million a launch, they could open space to new military and industrial uses...
...week Buthelezi dismissed the power of the A.N.C. as a set of "myths that have now been exploded." Obviously miffed that he was not to be included in De Klerk's session with the A.N.C., the Zulu chief predicted that at the first sign of trouble the A.N.C. would "pack its bags and go home." The comment does not bode well for black cooperation as South Africa tries to negotiate its way to a more enlightened future...
...Chicago turmoil, meanwhile, is far from over, and more trouble could erupt this week. Uno, a Hispanic group active in the principals controversy, is expected to pack a meeting of the board of education. Unquestionably, the highly charged atmosphere robs students and teachers of precious classroom time. But, for the moment at least, many Chicagoans take some comfort in the notion that parent-led councils, while imperfect, could not possibly make the city's beleaguered school system any worse. "All we've done now is empower people to make decisions that may or may not be right," says Professor Bakalis...