Word: strapped
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...building, Willig had designed two special T-shaped metal blocks that locked into a track used to guide the heavy scaffolding that carries window washers up and down the outside of the giant structure. He was roped to the blocks, and each of his boots rested in a strap that acted like a kind of stirrup. To go up a foot or so, Willig used a pulley system. He would move one block as high as he could reach and hoist himself up. Then he would unhitch the lower block, attach it above his head and repeat the whole procedure...
...with the help of gutless Congress." Most of the articles carry the reader along with violence or sensationalism. Features on weapons are geared to lure gun fanatics the way Motor Trend courts auto freaks. They go into exquisite detail. One review of a new pistol notes that "the front strap is serrated, a big help when the gun hand is wet sweaty or bloody." What? Me obsessed with destruction...
Tape up, get the pads in place, adjust that chin strap and now it's out to the field. Sweat, breathe deep, hit those dummies harder--inside, keep the runner to the inside. How many times are you going to have to be told...
...called Turkish coffee which the Turks generally forego in favor of tea], and an impish and affectionate Turk to go with it, four cracked plaster walls, and a swarm of flies. But boy, am I happy. [The kitten with the black nose is now pulling at my sandal strap.] I came here absolutely famished after exploring a slab of rock that once supported a Byzantine castle, which was hell to find. I had a frightfully meager breakfast at the youth hostel this morning at eight. It's now three. There were no restaurants anywhere, so I came here, looked around...
...trivia. Cyndi Meagher, 28, who last year was transferred from the Detroit News "Accent on Living" page to the sports department, has made a few embarrassing mistakes, like confusing a stolen base with a runner's advancing on a throwing error. One irate fan mailed her a jock strap...