Word: skein
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Madrid arrived, President Jose Napoleon Duarte of El Salvador slipped unannounced into Santo Tomas, some 30 miles south of the capital, where Cerezo has a country retreat. The Duarte visit, which no doubt included discussion of the region's problems, was part of Cerezo's intricate diplomatic skein. Last month Cerezo met with President Daniel Ortega Saavedra in Nicaragua. The Sandinista leader reiterated his refusal to negotiate with the U.S.-backed contras, but the two agreed to keep talking. Cerezo's critics believe his attempt to be an honest broker in the Nicaraguan conflict has jeopardized Guatemala's ties...
Credit that skein of successes to broad-based support, ballot-box chicanery or a mix of both. The P.R.I.'s stranglehold on the political process has already ensured that the September 1988 presidential election will be a triumph for the party. Even so, cracks are visible in the organization's monolithic foundation. Mexico's economy has been devastated by plunging oil prices, a crushing $100 billion foreign debt and a sharply devalued peso. The crisis has forced the ruling party to impose tough austerity measures that have strained party loyalty. Suddenly the political vogue in P.R.I. circles is to speak...
Untangling the skein of someone's sexual contacts can be a time-consuming and onerous process. San Francisco's public-health department, for example, has been tracing the partners of heterosexual AIDS victims since April 1985. (Tracing would serve little purpose among San Francisco's estimated 90,000 bisexuals and homosexuals; 50% to 70% are thought to be infected with the virus.) Of 114 heterosexuals with AIDS, the department was able to interview 50, who identified 93 other people with whom they had been intimate. Of the 93, only 42 were located in the Bay Area, and of these...
...everyone agrees, however, that the decrease in fatalities last year stemmed from better management by the FAA or anyone else. "Our emphasis on safe operations has given us an incredible skein of good luck," observes William Jackman, vice president of the Air Transport Association, the airlines' trade group. "We've got to be the luckiest industry in the world...
...inconsistent Bruins have also had some very long afternoons--like the time they were crushed by the Penn steamroller last month, 34-0. The Red and Blue debacle touched off Brown's current three-game losing skein, which included a 27-9 drubbing at the hands of Cornell...