Word: strength
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...excellent firsthand account "Inside Castro's Prisons" [Aug. 15] by Armando Valladares is a rewarding sign of the strength of true democracy and a free press. The inhuman conditions of Castro's jails either have not been permitted to be reported objectively in the American news media or have been shouted down by the well-oiled and lavishly financed international Marxist left. You have shown bravery and independence in publishing this touching narration...
...climate of opinion about the service has improved since then. Among the pluses cited by editors: coverage of the White House, Poland, sports statistics and disasters, a traditional U.P.I, strength. In response to competition from the services offered by major papers, U.P.I, has shaped its appeal to smaller clients: the Manchester (N.H.) Union Leader praises the new owners for adding a New Hampshire photographer...
Richard Scifeddine '87 recalled a four-inch-long cockroach he found in the closet of one Yard room. Despite a thorough dousing with various industrial-strength chemicals, the bug scurried away into a crevice...
Western analysts estimate that the New People's Army (N.P.A.), a loose association of radical nationalists inspired by Mao, now has 7,000 to 10,000 armed members, supported by a base of 100,000 sympathizers. The movement's greatest strength is concentrated in northern Luzon, Samar, and in eastern Mindanao, where N.P.A. bands, sometimes numbering as many as 200 guerrillas, have attacked military outposts and where the organization claims to control 200 villages. The government has dealt harshly with the Communist insurgents, publishing lists of the most wanted leaders and offering rewards for their capture, and jailing...
Most commonly that something is an anabolic steroid. Many athletes believe that these compounds, which can be derived from the male hormone testosterone or produced synthetically, speed the development of muscle tissue, increase aggressiveness and promote strength. Prescribed in hospitals to promote weight gain among burn victims, surgical patients and others, steroids have long been the training drug of choice for body builders, football players and weightlifters. Injected or swallowed in pill form, the drug does help add weight, but there is no conclusive medical proof that it increases strength. The evidence is mounting, however, that steroids' often irreversible...