Word: slights
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Ischemia occurs when coronary arteries partly clogged with fatty deposits of plaque suddenly contract in spasms or are blocked by a clot, depriving the heart muscle of blood and thus oxygen. While painful or "noisy" ischemia (angina) often results from physical stress, like climbing stairs, even slight exertions, like balancing a checkbook, can trigger silent ischemia. During these episodes, which typically last a few minutes but can go on for ten hours, large portions of heart muscle can be damaged. Yet in more than 75% of all cases, for still unknown reasons, the victim feels no pain...
...weak point in Chrysler's lineup has been a relative lack of large, high- powered vehicles, which have become hot items during the current economic expansion. In the early 1980s the automaker specialized in small, economical cars, but the markups on those models are slight compared with the margins on more expensive vehicles. "In the auto business, luxury and profits have become synonymous," says James Alexandre, who follows the industry for the investment firm Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. To help fill its luxury niche, Chrysler is gradually buying control of the Italian automaker Maserati. The first jointly produced car, priced...
...exaggeration: after a peripatetic life as a Navy pilot, McCain was shot down over Viet Nam in 1967 and spent the next 5 1/2 years in a prisoner- of-war camp. He came out with two broken arms and a broken leg; he still walks with a slight limp and cannot raise his right forearm above elbow level. His war-hero status helped elect him to two terms in the House and, last week, to Barry Goldwater's seat in the Senate. McCain, 50, easily defeated Democrat Richard Kimball...
...title is enough to make you weep. This is not an erotic manual or a behavioral study, nor is it a blue novel. A slight but charming romantic comedy is imprisoned here, shut off by an oafish handle from its natural audience of fairly sophisticated fiction readers and gift givers...
...modern classic? You can wear them a season past, mix them up with other pieces." Indeed, a bit of Ozbek swank like a long black, clingy dress with a fuchsia moire top that relocates the neckline several miles south would look great at a dance club or -- with slight modifications for modesty and drafts -- at a formal dinner in a stately home...