Word: skirmished
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...problems awaiting anyone brave enough to confront them are enormous. The number of AIDS cases in the city has exploded, while the number of welfare recipients has also steadily increased. The war on drugs has turned out to be little more than a skirmish awarding drug dealers the decided victory. In a city where the policemen must use pistols to fend against semi-automatic machine guns, it's small wonder that crime has steadily risen. In fact, New York currently leads the nation in number of policeman shot this year...
...expressed misgivings; France, though it participated in some bombing, criticized the missile attack. Paris seemed wary of antagonizing its allies in the Arab world, and Moscow appeared to be afraid of Russian nationalists who deplore any kowtowing to the U.S.; those concerns could inhibit future action. As the Saturday skirmish proved, Saddam can provoke a crisis anytime he wants to make another try at weakening the restraints imposed on him after the Gulf War. Maintaining those restraints and the alliance, and if possible regaining the initiative, are among Clinton's most exasperating tests. (See related story on page...
Number of women who have played a game in a major league team sport. For one period of a preseason skirmish, Manon Rheaume, 20, was in goal for the N.H.L.'s Tampa Bay Lightning, and her bosses say she has a chance to make the team. Can her achievement be a harbinger of gender integration? We bet there's a Little League tomboy phenom who could play shortstop for the Yankees someday. (And soon, please!) We also bet Oprah Winfrey could take George Foreman...
That patch of green is now their DMZ. Woody Allen, America's most revered and introspective filmmaker, and Mia Farrow, the waif who matured into a madonna in reel and real life, are at war. What began as a skirmish over custody rights of three children escalated early last week when Allen declared that he was in love with one of Farrow's adopted daughters, Soon-Yi Farrow Previn. Then the tabloid artillery went ballistic. The Connecticut police were investigating a complaint of child molestation against Allen. It was revealed that Farrow discovered the infidelity when she found nude photos...
Icahn brings some surprising strengths to this skirmish. Bankruptcy-court protection keeps his airline's costs down and permits it to offer some of the industry's lowest prices. TWA has suspended payments on $1 billion of debt and is renegotiating lease payments on some aircraft as it works out a plan to satisfy creditors. While Icahn says he expects to fly TWA out of court late this summer, some analysts argue that he may try to stay in Chapter 11 proceedings while doing battle with American...