Word: shapely
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...fitness guru: "The problem of long-distance airline passengers is the same as that of astronauts: how to keep the muscles from going all slack and the blood from settling in legs and feet and to keep the joints from becoming stiff. For people who are not in shape, getting off a long flight is like a convalescent's getting up from a long time...
...identified the bodies, resealed the coffins and carried them to the military demarcation line, where U.S. troops draped the American flag over each and bore it away. While the receipts were being signed, a Russian-made sedan drew up and Schwanke, looking pale and worn but otherwise in good shape, stepped out. Later the official North Korean news agency, monitored in Tokyo, said Schwanke had made a public apology at the city of Kae-song, five miles north of Panmunjom, shortly before his release...
...month. These changes have helped bring about a sharp earnings turnaround: Con Ed's net income rose by 55% last year, to $301.4 million, al-though revenues grew by only 18%, to $2.9 billion. With Con Ed shares now at about $23 and the company in strong shape financially, some Wall Street brokers are again recommending the stock...
...first the damage may be relatively minor: a slight fever, fatigue and the reddish rash, which often takes a "butterfly" shape across the nose and cheeks. But as SLE progresses, severe inflammation may occur in the joints, hair fall out, and sores appear in the mouth, nose, throat and vagina. Unless lupus is somehow contained-or undergoes spontaneous remission-the heart and blood vessels may be damaged. The kidneys could begin to fail, and even the central nervous system can be affected...
Often a company looking for a merger is in some sort of trouble, but both Beech and General Dynamics are in strong shape. With military sales accounting for 55% of General Dynamics' total revenues ($2.5 billion last year), the firm is the nation's largest defense contractor. With nearly a decade of squabbles with the Pentagon regarding cost overruns on the F-111 fighter now behind it, General Dynamics' current multi-billion-dollar contract to produce 500 hot, single-engine F-16 interceptors for four NATO countries and the U.S. promises to keep earning income...