Word: strains
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...national elections until 1971, and that still does not in certain local contests. Meeting in the smoke-filled bars of Bern to plot their strategy, members of Parliament (in which women fill only 25 out of 246 seats) grumbled that Uchtenhagen was "too emotional," "unable to stand the strain of high office," "too elegant" and "not enough of a mother figure." When they returned to the lower-house chamber after their informal evening debate, they rejected Uchtenhagen by a vote of 124 to 96, choosing instead a little-known outsider who did not even have the support...
...surprise in store for the audience. In fact, three-quarters of the time, the audience either was laughing or snickering. Danilo Radojevic was superb in his characterization of the male lead. He acted and danced, poked fun and tried to be serious without displaying any conscious effort or strain. In past years, Mikhail Baryshnikov has danced this part, but Radojevic added his own spunk and cleverness that equally compare to Baryshnikov's dazzling reputation...
...wear the same sealskin furs and resemble happy brown bears again. Olympic Games open and close with parades. The first is always glorious, and the last is usually a little sad. At U.S. sports events, the national anthem is commonly played and generally ignored. But every four years people strain to hear it, and not only does the melody seem improved, but the meaning is clearer in the Alpine air. It is fun to sing to the mountaintops. ?By Tom Callahan. Reported by Jamie Murphy/New York and B.J. Phillips with the U.S. figure-skating team, with other bureaus
Dorothy Loudon, the maid in Nothing On, has lost 25 Ibs., suffered two broken toes and two bruised ribs, and has a trachea infection from the strain on her voice. "I'm so black and blue I haven't worn a dress for weeks," she says...
...along with the burgeoning interest has (.....) a growing strain on resources. The most common complaint is about the availability of computer space. The school just added computers and terminals over vacation in response to these concerns. Yet the worry persists...