Word: shapely
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...farming stimulates extra growth in the hooves, making them vulnerable to cracking during the cows' winter confinement in concrete-floored farmyards. So Angwin called up the Gates Rubber Co. in Scotland, maker of the chic Wellies, which designed a buckled, foot-high Hobble Boot with a sole in the shape of a hoof. Angwin has ordered 500 boots at $24 each, and estimates he will save roughly $1,800 a year on veterinary bills and lost milk production. His enthusiasm for the bovine booties is so keen that he has sold over 100 of them to fellow farmers...
...second debate, Ailes got a call at 6:45 from Bush saying that he wanted to see him at 8. When Ailes arrived, Bush was already going over his briefing papers. Ailes gave him a "pepper" drill, rapid-fire questions and answers to test Bush's reflexes and the shape of his answers...
Robertson's effort seemed to flame out earlier. He mobilized his evangelical troops to show up in disproportionate strength at the Iowa straw ballot and the Michigan pre-caucuses. But his appeal went beyond the true believers (important enough in themselves) and had a lasting impact on the shape of the Republican race. By coming in second in Iowa, beating George Bush, Robertson gave Bob Dole, the winner in Iowa, a chance to derail Bush in New Hampshire. In addition, the hard core of the right that Robertson had pre- empted was unavailable to Jack Kemp when he needed...
...celebrations will take a more sedate shape in Birmingham. Ala., where members of the Harvard and Yale clubs will watch The Game at a sit-down brunch in the Winfrey Hotel...
...through the clutter to identify the true choices facing voters in an election that could shape the waning years of this century. -- An interview with Dukakis: "Am I a liberal in the tradition of Roosevelt, Truman and Kennedy? Yes, I am." -- A TIME poll points to the Democrats' lost opportunities. -- Diplomacy now that the cold war is over -- a campaign Essay...