Word: stiffs
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...World Bank that will put some of them within reach. Russia, now an associate member of the IMF, is expected to be granted full membership at the end of April, probably along with several other former Soviet republics. At the same time, Yeltsin has pledged to enforce a stiff regime of deficit reduction, tax collections and credit restrictions...
Still, Tsongas is gritty enough to put up a stiff fight, and Jerry Brown's continued presence will nibble some votes from both front runners. That will prevent any candidate from winning a critical mass of delegates soon. For months party leaders had hoped to have a consensus candidate in place by mid- March so that the Democrats could target George Bush, the most vulnerable incumbent since Ronald Reagan challenged Jimmy Carter 12 years ago. But the chemistry for that accomplishment may be as transitory as the chemistry between Clinton and Tsongas...
...rash of injuries that threatened to derail not only Browning's medal hopes but also those of his two main rivals, Victor Petrenko of the former Soviet Union and Todd Eldredge of the U.S. In the end, Petrenko capitalized on difficult jumps to take top honors, though his stiff finale offered more stumbles than magic. He didn't win the gold medal so much as he didn't lose it. Far more satisfying were the performances of the runners-up. Defying smug expectations, two lyrical skaters -- Paul Wylie of the U.S. and Czechoslovakia's Petr Barna -- claimed the silver...
...street corners. A Honda with a pencil-shaped "Write In Ralph Nader" sign strapped to the roof is parked in front of a meter that reads "Time Expired." On the sidewalk, a local television reporter interviews a silver-haired man, who says into the camera, "Harkin isn't stiff; he seems like a relaxed, regular guy. He betrays a certain barnyard roughness around the edges, I suppose, but he can communicate with the everyday American...
...Regardless of how the fiscal tally comes out, everyone was busy, happy and entertained," said social committee Co-Chair Mary E. Dibbern '92, who secured council funding for the event despite stiff opposition at the beginning...