Word: shrunk
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...once a month." The results were dramatic. His PSA level dropped from 24 to 15, then to 10, 5 and 3, and by August, when he began undergoing supplementary radiation therapy, it stood at zero. The computer scans were also encouraging; they showed that his swollen lymph nodes had shrunk back to normal size. Milken's cancer was, and still is, in remission...
...struggled, at prosecutor Christopher Darden's behest, to pull the allegedly incriminating gloves over his hands-a turn of events that was widely perceived as a blunder for the prosecution. Darden quickly suggested Simpson was faking his difficulty, then solicited expert testimony that the blood-soaked leather gloves had shrunk...
...frantically trying to limit the damage done to their case Thursday whenO.J. Simpsonmuttered and struggled to pull on the bloody gloves while jurors watched. Today the prosecution recalled Richard Rubin, former vice president of glovemaker Aris Isotoner as an expert witness on gloves. Rubin testified the tighter glove had shrunk well below its extra-large size -- probably because it had been soaked in blood -- and said the gloves in their original condition would easily fit Simpson. He also explained that because the lining was damaged, it was very difficult to insert a hand completely into the glove. Rubin's testimony...
...recent months, violence-ridden cities from New York to Los Angeles have enjoyed sizable decreases in crime in general and murder rates in particular. Part of the explanation is that federal agencies like the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration have shrunk their headquarters' staff to attach more agents to local police. FBI Director Louis Freeh credits ``safe streets'' campaigns in 117 communities for reducing crime rates by breaking up street gangs...
Longtime emphasis on the threat in Central Pacific Japan had created an atrophy of vigilance in the western part of the country: in Tokyo 27% of homes kept emergency supplies; in Osaka the number had shrunk to 2.6%. While Tokyo's army and civilian officials conducted yearly drills to test their coordination, military officials reluctantly admit that in the Kobe area they...