Word: risked
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...must legally return empty to pick up his next load; and there aren't many cattle or produce runs west out of New England. Thus a fourth and rather common option is to haul illegal loads and hope not to get caught. The trucker who goes, though, runs the risk of expensive fines...
...former domestic affairs chief, who is charged with conspiracy and perjury in the burglary of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist. Ehrlichman's lawyers hope to show that Kissinger had told their client and the President that Ellsberg, the man who leaked the Pentagon papers, was a national security risk. With White House backing, Kissinger was fighting the subpoena, claiming that he knew nothing about Ehrlichman's innocence or guilt...
...resulting rise in rates is "a disaster," says Dr. Melville Platt, associate director of professional services at New York Hospital. Most doctors agree. A New York City obstetrician has to shell out $9,433 a year to keep himself adequately covered against lawsuits; a specialist in a high-risk field like neurosurgery must pay $14,329 for protection. Doctors elsewhere face similar hikes. Dr. Suzanne
...list is intended neither as an endorsement nor as TIME'S version of "The Top 200 Americans." It is a fallible selection, a sampling to suggest the great diversity of the country's abilities. Any list maker runs the risk that some of his choices may prove to be eccentric and some of his omissions unforgivable. But that seems a risk worth taking if it helps start a debate about who the future leaders are and what leadership really means, and to demonstrate that there may be cause for hope in a time of deep concern...
...debut last week at Manhattan's elegant Four Seasons restaurant. Though its stress is on safety, it turned out to be a sporty-looking, high-priced ($6,500) vehicle with several unusual features. Its gull-wing doors need only a 10-in. clearance to open fully, minimizing the risk of side swipes. Polyurethane bumpers are designed to absorb the shock of a 10-m.p.h. collision, double the legal minimum, by receding into the body. The Bricklin's body is made of a corrosion-proof, vacuum-formed acrylic that is impregnated with color (Safety Red, Safety Green, etc.) rather...