Word: short
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Crimson came up just a little bit short, winning two of the three doubles matches...
...landslide passage in Maryland's state legislature belied its controversial nature. Last week, by a vote of 95 to 41 in the house and 35 to 10 in the senate, legislators gave their approval to the nation's first law that effectively bans the manufacture and sale of inexpensive short-barreled handguns, often called Saturday-night specials...
...comfort from its doctrines, and finally outgrew it. The achievement of the Walt Disney Co. under Eisner has been to recapture the audience's childhood and extend it into adolescence and beyond. Today customers keep coming back to the movies and theme parks long after they have outgrown short pants...
While remarkable for its diversity of voices, Partners stops short of delivering any startling new recommendations. It boldly proclaims that sexism is a "sin" and affirms women's dignity and social equality. But on issues within the church, the bishops tend to acknowledge dissent and then cite Roman traditionalism. They note, for instance, that the Vatican's 1977 case against women priests is not "convincing or persuasive" to some scholars and suggest "further study," even though Pope John Paul wants the issue closed. Nonetheless, the document dutifully recites Rome's official opposition and the reasons...
Once dismissed by doctors as "all in the head," TMJ (short for temporomandibular-joint disorder) is now recognized as a genuine problem that plagues an estimated 10 million Americans, most of them women. Its symptoms are so confusing and wide-ranging that dentists, physical therapists, neurologists, psychiatrists, chiropractors, homeopaths, even astrologers are all in the treatment act. Fittingly, there is a notable victim: Actor Burt Reynolds...