Word: strength
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...workers--who work in several factories owned by Wheeling-Pittsburgh--are still out, despite the fact that only half have unemployment compensation. The strike, which workers say could last for another month, will serve as a test of union strength, and the results could indicate the future credibility of unions as a viable bargaining tool for workers. Pittsburgh serves as a good model for the movement as a whole because the problems plaguing American labor in general also apply to the United Steelworkers union. Union membership has declined by one half in the last five years. Add this...
...dean also said that in addition to maintaining the strength of the House system and working closely with the 13 Masters, he hopes to be both open and accessible to students of the College...
...arrived. She was tall and muscular and rowed crew. She came up to me and told me she could beat me at arm wrestling. I agreed. She then told me she could beat me up. I agreed with her again. Then she said she would demonstrate her strength by tearing apart my beer can, and she did. I couldn't take it after that, so I went home and studied some chemistry. I dubbed her Bertha after that and, unfortunately, a lot of the dorm picked up on it. She never learned of her nickname, and I'm glad...
...every Spielberg "family" film since Close Encounters, the mother figure is the repository of strength and common sense; Dad is either absent or a bit vague, less in touch with the forces of wonder. As described by Steven, Arnold was neither a hero nor a villain, but a hardworking perfectionist. "Steven's love and mastery of technology definitely come from our father," says Steven's sister Sue, 31, a mother of two who lives outside Washington. "Mom was a classical pianist, artistic and whimsical. She led the way for Steven to be as creative as he wanted...
...falls through the air with the greatest of ease. "You know you're falling," says Diver Greg Louganis, 25, however much the layman thinks it looks like flying. "It should look effortless," observes Louganis. "The 'poetic' suggestiveness comes only from strength and how strong the jump is." If that sounds like a dancer talking, it is -- in an interview in the current issue of Ballet Review. Diving and dance "complement each other," says the Olympic gold medalist. "The same type of muscles are involved." Lately he has also been concentrating on starting a new career as an actor...