Word: shove
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...superiors and fellow patrolmen have no doubts about her capabilities. "She can really handle herself," remarks one officer "She won't back down to any man" Morse agrees, "When push comes to shove. Barbara can certainly hold...
...this cluster of reasons, the U.S. has had to convince itself, its allies and the Soviets that if push came to shove, the U.S. would have the option of "going nuclear." But for that option to be real, and for the American threat to be credible, there must be widespread acceptance of the proposition that U.S. forces would be "survivable and enduring." That is why General Jones is so concerned about protecting the U.S. command-and-control network from the disruptions of EMP. That is why there is an elaborate chain of command so that someone would always be empowered...
...Potomac" that Skutnik had an inkling that something was up. "Oh, oh," he thought, "here it comes." Suddenly the leaders of the land were on their feet and waves of heartfelt, nonpartisan applause rolled through the House chamber. Skutnik, looking slightly stricken, stood up with the help of a shove from behind. "My mind went blank, I didn't move a muscle. I was stunned. Not many people get standing ovations, and for somebody like...
...daily flow of traffic from the Yard to the main Science Center entrance is a veritable menace: people barbarically push and shove to fight their ways through, jeopardizing those around them with threatening jabs from umbrellas, pencils and whatever else is available. A continual fear of being kicked, socked or knocked down and trampled by aggressive students only adds to the unpleasantness of the situation...
...verdict and allowed Defendant Charles K. Stevens, a notorious criminal, to go free. Some 300 people rallied downtown in protest. The judge responded with a 20-page report explaining his action, but the city's most popular disc jockey told his audience: "Shintaku can take that report and shove it up his-nose." Then came news that Judge Shintaku had been found by relatives battered and dazed at his beachfront cottage. After doctors performed brain surgery for three hours and tended to Shintaku's broken collarbone, they predicted that he would be sidelined for a year...