Word: ropes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...government, Montgomery covertly flipped up the lid of Mielke's typewriter with practiced expertise and gave the ribbon a quick once-over for latent images. No wonder they called him the spy's spy. A veteran of the CIA's Berlin operations base, Montgomery deftly vaulted over a guard rope, spun around in Mielke's chair with schoolboy glee and ransacked the bar-ren safe. "It's nice to find the seat empty," he said...
...wasn't the easiest thing to do. Five men were able to get into it, and we tied it to the tug with a pair of lines. We wanted to pass things from the boat--flares and stuff--to the raft, and then climb in ourselves. But one rope broke, and then the other. It was like watching hope float away...
...journey back to harbor increasingly became difficult. The rope that towed the Escort was constantly strained and broke three times over 15 miles, slowing down the return trip...
...midnight approached, and the rope broke for the third time, it increasingly became clear the Coast Guard would be needed. The clear forecast of the afternoon and early evening had turned into rough seas, and swells measured nearly 15 feet...
...first spontaneous mosh-pit moment of Clinton's strange and improbable proto-campaign. She hugged children, signed autographs, posed for snapshots, and made deep and significant eye contact with as many peepers as possible. (There could be no doubt who had taught her the mystical arts of the rope line.) When 15-year-old Stephanie Stein handed her a photograph, Clinton gazed at it for a few long, respectful moments, and one got the feeling that the photo contained the apotheosis of youthful achievement. Then Hillary locked eyes with the girl and asked, "You've been a cheerleader...