Word: shoulder
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...many as 200 tourists. Few are ever visited by cruise ships. They are politically and socially tranquil, and virtually crime-free. As Belgian-born Bishop Antoine Demets said of Montserrat to TIME'S Georgia Harbison, "Here a family spirit reigns. All the mountains and valleys are of shoulder height...
...rhetoric, the posters, the silent wife who fits snugly into the curve under his shoulder, are convincing. Ronald Reagan is not a subtle man; while it is likely that during his tenure the Communists (or, if you prefer, "the enemy") will go to bed at night less sure of their safety, it is also true that many Americans may sleep more fitfully. "You can bet Communists aren't going to move until it's a sure thing. What we must do is send them some signals...
...doesn't say what kind of shots they were. Mannix shoots bombs, released from just above his right shoulder, often from 20-ft. or beyond, which silence a crowd as it waits for the verdict...
...narrow lanes, "so steep that at intervals the street broke into steps, like a person breaking into giggles or hiccups, and then resumed its sober climb, until it had another fit of steps." The eerie, lonely beauty of perpetual dusk is condensed in an impression: "Northward above the mountain shoulder she saw one bright star shine clear, gone the next instant, lost, like the reflection in a raindrop or the glitter of mica in sand...
...within six months. But with the old draft boards out of action, the Pentagon figures it would take 110 days to get the first new recruits inducted into the armed services. That gap is supposed to be filled by the reserves, but those organizations are in no condition to shoulder so serious a responsibility. For instance, the Individual Ready Reserve, made up of those who have completed their active duty but are subject to quick call-up, numbers only 209,000. The Army National Guard has 345,000 troops, well below its 418,000 objective...