Word: protectorates
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Olympic gold medal winner in the individual foil; in critical condition and "clinically dead" after a freak accident during a championship fencing match; in Rome. When Smirnov and West Germany's Matthias Behr lunged simultaneously, the tip of Behr's foil struck Smirnov's chest protector with unusual force. The blade snapped off at the tip; the jagged end then sprang upward, cut through Smirnov's wire-mesh face protector and sank between his left eye and left frontal lobe, severing an artery and piercing his brain...
DIED. Khalid ibn Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, 69, King of Saudi Arabia and Imam and Protector of the Wahhabis; of a heart attack; in Taif, Saudi Arabia (see SPECIAL SECTION...
...Pudding hoofers by comparison. But the premise and the setting render nothing unbelievable and Ms. Andrews. Edward's wife, is a fine comedienne. With Garner as her straight man. Andrews jumps elegantly from wicked, flirtatious girl to mock-elegant Victor. Her more serious moments, played with her friend and protector Toddy, portray a woman getting toughened by necessity and occur infrequently. Sadness and loneliness have no place in light comedy, but these occasional exhausted or despairing lapses provide a rare touch of credibility. Nothing in Victor Victoria appears too taxing for Andrew's cohorts either. Unfortunately, Garner's lead appears...
...violations of basic human rights inevitably committed by our right-wing allies. Since 1945 the Soviets have pursued equally vicious policies abroad: they deserve no credit for working toward peace and against colonialism. Only U.S. blundering has given Moscow the opportunity to pass itself off as the protector of the underdeveloped...
Pierre Bergé, partner and protector of Yves Saint Laurent, peeks over the battlements at the enemy force below and, as if panicking, fires off a salvo before he has found his aim. "Give me one piece of clothing, one fashion statement that Armani has made that has truly influenced the world...