Word: spined
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Mosley said that the proposed $500,000 endowment was far more than he expected for the program. "This sends goosebumps up my spine," he said. "We don't have at this point any other funds that are earmarked for the program...
...West last week, calamity came in the form of high-altitude thunderstorms that raced up the spine of the Sierra Nevada through California into Oregon, Washington and Idaho. During three days, lightning sensors recorded 60,000 thunderbolt strikes on parched forests. Gusty winds fanned the flames until 480,000 acres were engulfed in the worst fires in the region since...
...that he is now Sir John, a Knight Commander of the Victorian Order. Then the Prince drops by, a little dejected at having been exposed to the world as a helpless victim. "Sit down, goddammit!" Ryan commands and proceeds to put some starch in the heir apparent's spine. Once the American hero recovers, he joins his family at the palace, where a lovely time...
...easing stress on the buttocks, shoulders, elbows, hips, calves and heels. "It's just more support in the right places without exerting pressure on the wrong places," explains Stacy James, head of advertising for Land and Sky, a Lincoln, Neb., water-bed manufacturer. Sloshy cushions, say advocates, keep the spine in proper alignment and, along with the heat, help blood circulation. Ads now tout water beds as good for the whole family, from children to the elderly...
...final days, the campaign also grew ugly. Kinnock called Thatcher a "would-be empress" surrounded by "spineless sycophants and doormats." Thatcher responded, "They are accusing us of having the guts and spine to put our policies forward." Both candidates traded charges about who would run the country's economy, schools, housing and National Health Service better. Thatcher, for example, defended private health coverage as "absolutely vital," so that she could go to the hospital "at the time I want and with the doctor I want." Michael Meacher, Labor's chief health spokesman, called that a "callous, inhumane and selfish" stance...