Word: slicings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...begin their long-awaited national reconciliation talks in Geneva. President Gemayel, a scion of the Christian Phalange, has repeatedly pledged to give more power to the Muslim majority, but he remains dangerously squeezed between Muslim expectations and the reluctance of his own supporters to accept a smaller slice of national authority. Syria, as ever, remains the spoiler, poised to wreck any agreement that is not to its liking...
Currier House: Included in the original blueprints for the Houses. "Hell's Kitchen" is attached to the dining hall and equipped for facilities for deep frying potatoes and making frappes. It is the only House to boast an over for baking pizza, which goes for 75 cents a slice, 85 cents with pepperoni, and $4.75 or $5.50 for a whole...
...bills should have been sent out in June But Proposition 212, the tax-cutting measure passed in 1980, forced Cambridge and other Massachusetts cities to slice 15 percent off their tax levy until they reached a 212 percent limit. In order to collect enough tax revenue, the city had to revaluate all its real estate and did not receive state certification of its figures until last week...
...They are also watching their weight. Good Italian cooking has never been particularly heavy, but people now want to cut down on its bounty. Fifteen years ago, ordering a half-portion of pasta was uncouth; now it is common. Nino Castorina, owner of Bologna's Notai, serves a slice of beef that is only 60% as large as what he used to offer; he is not economizing, just giving customers what they want...
...panjandrum of its defense, has howled that the radical keel is an infraction of the 12-meter rule, even though it passed muster earlier this year before keen-eyed measurers, including the club's own tape man. With its lowered ballast and jetlike wings, the innovative yacht can slice through the water with less turbulence, turn virtually on a dime, and stand much more erect than its rivals when they beat into the wind, thereby drawing more power from its sails. Remarkably, all this seems perfectly within the rules. Even more remarkable, the new design has been working...