Word: stiffs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...another question clouds the former Vice President's future: Can he generate a wider excitement over his candidacy? While he can rouse a hallful of supporters, Mondale is diminished by television, appearing too stiff and shrill. Reagan's presence, on the other hand, is magnified by a TV screen. Still, no other Democrat has inspired much voter emotion. "This is the most passionless campaign I've ever seen," says David Nagle, chairman of Iowa's Democratic Committee. "Nobody seems to care deeply about any of the candidates." New Hampshire Democrats seem equally bored, despite the quadrennial...
...Israel's banks offer financial services that range from making loans to acting as stockbrokers. They are now retrenching to cut their losses. One tough move was aimed at the many depositors who habitually overdraw their bank accounts between monthly paychecks. The banks have begun charging stiff monthly rates of up to 16.25% for overdraft privileges, compared with some 13% in December. Other steps have included stricter credit-card policies and a 20% increase in fees and commissions on most transactions...
Charmed lives are probably more entertaining to lead than to read about. The ideal subject of a biography is someone who has succeeded at something, but at a pretty stiff price; the story of such a person inspires both envy ("I could not wage war on most of Europe") and the soothing balm of pity ("What a wretched place Elba must have been"). Yet there are some rare souls on whom fortune constantly grins. Their set-backs turn out to be short outs to triumph; their disappointments in love prepare them for the mate of their dreams. Money, fame...
...Crimson will face some stiff competition in Cleveland. One of the toughest foes is likely to be a powerful Mexican team. "It will be a good challenge for us; we're ready to play some good players," Fish said. Though the Crimson are the defending champions and the favorite, Fish denies that there is pressure, on his squad...
...detached attentiveness of Apollo as he peels the skin. Yet the whole unlikely scene is anchored by one riveting device: Titian must have seen boar hunts in the woods around his native Cadore, and the satyr is strung on the tree like a wild pig ready for dressing, every stiff hair on his matted legs contributing its realism to the myth. On the right is another of Apollo's victims: Midas, the Phrygian king who voted against Apollo in another music contest and was given ass's ears by the angry god. His face is Titian...