Word: stems
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Measuring 353 ft. from stem to stern and a potbellied 40 ft. across at the waist, the U.S. Navy's proposed SSN-21 Seawolf-class nuclear attack submarine looks more like a whale with a weight problem than a swift and silent undersea marauder. Yet when the first of a projected 30 Seawolfs sets to sea in 1995, her proponents hope she will live up to her name by proving to be a deadly hunter-killer beneath the waves. "The Seawolf," says the Navy's top submariner, Vice Admiral Bruce DeMars, "will be the supersub of the 21st century...
...expected to be deported any time soon; all have filed appeals, the first step in a procedure that can take weeks. Meanwhile, some moderate Palestinian leaders talked of a campaign of civil disobedience. Few thought the scheme would succeed. But neither did anyone think that Israel's expulsions would stem the violence. Said Tayshir Hamad, brother of Bashir: "How many Palestinians have been deported since 1967? Thousands. But nothing has changed...
...will now reluctantly accept the publicizing of information on the devices in public- education campaigns and school classes. Some people simply "will not refrain from the type of sexual or drug-abuse behavior which can transmit AIDS," the bishops acknowledged. But, they stated, AIDS education must emphasize that to stem the disease, "abstinence outside of marriage and fidelity within marriage, as well as the avoidance of intravenous drug abuse, are the only morally correct and medically sure ways...
...laughs in this movie, and there are many, stem from its broad, broad comedic style combined with some of the most irreverent camera work since the Coen brothers' farcical Raising Arizona. DeVito has enough smarts to realize that the unlikely plot machinations of Momma call for unconventional visual tricks and he also has enough imagination to pull them off. The camera swoops and pans at dramatic moments and will pull right up to an actor's face for a gag line. When Donner collapses on the floor after a particularly exhausting encounter with Momma, the camera spirals slowly upwards...
...such global cooperation? Prospects seem to be improving slightly. Last week, for example, French Finance Minister Edouard Balladur called for a meeting of the seven largest financial powers as soon as possible to stem turmoil on world financial markets. That represents a reversal of the previous French position and indicates a willingness to revise the Louvre agreement...