Word: rides
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...supposed to keep Californians from losing their heads, but instead some are blowing their tops. As of Jan. 1, motorcyclists in the Golden State are required to wear safety helmets when riding. The sensible regulation, already adopted by 23 other states and the District of Columbia, was fiercely resisted by libertarian bikers, who staged helmetless protest parades. Among the backers of the law is actor Gary Busey, who had a near fatal motorcycle accident three years ago. "I don't have any tolerance for people who want to ride free in the wind," said Busey. "If you don't wear...
...income group, you'll pretty much get a free ride," said Georgia Arrington-Booker, chair of the guidance department at Woodrow Wilson Senior High School in Washington D.C. "But [the colleges] have always had a problem with packaging the middle-income students...
Russians prepare to ride out famine...
...cause was not helped by Lasch's plodding courtroom performance. She was clearly despondent after Smith's boy-next-door performance on the witness stand. He calmly described accepting the woman's offer of a ride home from Au Bar, a popular Palm Beach night spot, and then walking with her along the beach. After exchanging kisses, he testified, the couple had two sexual encounters -- though the romantic mood was broken when he mistakenly called her "Cathie." Unable to shake Smith's story, Lasch resorted to expressions of incredulity that two people who had met in a notorious pickup joint...
...second-rank member of a second-rank regional bloc. Yet the transformation happened without much domestic rancor, despite Britain's supposedly bitter class divisions. At worst, the general attitude was a certain sullen resignation. At best, there was a jolly, fatalistic insouciance. The Brits almost seemed to enjoy their ride down...