Word: stiffs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Perhaps, but in the meantime he made clear that Bangladesh will first come under military rule. He proclaimed martial law, suspended the constitution and dissolved parliament. All political activity was banned, and special martial-law courts were set up, empowered to hand down stiff sentences for a wide range of offenses from corruption to criticism of the new regime. By week's end more than 200 government officials and opposition politicians had been arrested. They face possible death sentences if convicted on charges of corruption or other "antistate crimes...
...prancing on stage at the Rocky Horror Picture Show each week have power over their audience because they take no risks and reveal nothing of themselves. Their costumes can never change, and even their hand movements and nervous tics are choreographed. On Friday night at midnight the weekday working stiff is temporarily absolved of all responsibility, hidden behind a satin and greasepaint shell...
...style. "Flippy" is the word used by some skirt watchers. Says New York's Cuban-born designer Adolfo: "The old minis looked like clothes that had been chopped off at the bottom. Now they are different, looser." Adds Milan's Giorgio Armani: "The new miniskirt is not stiff and straight but soft, fitted at the hips and gathered for a short volume effect. It is also a natural evolution toward femininity after the dizzying circus of pants, knickers, Bermudas, gauchos and Zouaves." Valentino, the dean of Italian designers, argues that "women feel the need for greater liberty. They...
...early part of the season will be the toughest, with Hopkins today and next week's contest against defending Ivy League champion Cornell. Scalise feels that playing such stiff opposition early in the season can benefit the team. "We have to play a team like Hopkins early to set the level of play for the rest of the season," Scalise explains. "Also if you want to be noticed by the lacrosse world, you have to play Hopkins...
Buffalo scored the next two goals, despite stiff forechecking by the Bruins that held the Sabres to just 15 shots the entire game...