Word: soft
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...coup was over, he again began holding long seaside conversations with Bush, this time about what the coup meant for both Soviet and American nuclear forces. Last week's White House proposal is Scowcroftian not only in its elimination of land-based multiple- warhead systems but also in its soft-pedaling of Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, a land- and space-based shield system Scowcroft has always believed was too expensive and unnecessary...
Tropical beach, blazing sun, men in white suits, winsome native children. A horse gallops along the shore as a light plane lazes overhead. A beautiful woman sits in a convertible, adored from afar, drenched in diamonds, caressed by a soft-focus camera. The plane lands, several dapper gents step out and launch a poker game. As the stakes escalate, the sexiest of them frets, "I'm a little short." The woman takes charge. "Not so fast," she says, removing a huge sparkler and tossing it onto the table. "These have always brought me luck," she purrs...
...government running scared. With the increase in demand and visibility that the new studies presaged, the federal department of Health and Human Services announced that it would phase out a program that provided free marijuana to the very ill, fearing that publicity about the program would project a soft-on-drugs image. Because of the enormous amount of red tape involved, the program served only 12 individuals nationwide, but it was one of the few cracks in the government's otherwise united front in the war against drugs...
...There is soft-core software as well. The most successful by far is the Leisure Suit Larry series, expected to take in $20 million to $25 million at retail this year. Larry, a bumbling nerd of a hero, bounces from one sexual escapade to another with well-endowed females bearing names like Tawni, Bambi and Passionate Patti. The sex itself, however, happens under blankets or behind CENSORED signs...
...Kerrey's" is a traditional, family-style eatery. Very...Nebraskan. No nouvelle cuisine. No soft, chic pink neon lighting. This is the Corn Belt. We like juicy 100% real beef burgers and vintage Cornhusker football memora-bilia hung on the walls for ambience...