Word: ta
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...well on John Cargile's ranch at Arden, Texas, that whole stretches of his range are innocent of mesquite. The land gives an impression of splendid cleanliness. A creek flows not far from the ranch house-a sweet luxury in a dry country. Cargile and his wife Ta will take a guest there for a picnic on a moonlit evening, and there is something almost profligate in the sound of the water flowing at one's feet. In this part of the world, a pastoral scene is difficult and expensive to create...
...leaders in sanctuary across the Pyrenees in France. The organization's wildly unrealistic goal of achieving independence is losing support among a once sympathetic populace. Yet, paradoxically, even as its powers seem to wane, the group remains an ominous threat. The Basque terrorists who form the Euzkadi ta Askatasuna (Basque Homeland and Liberty), or ETA, still have the potential to cause the overthrow of Spain's fragile, 31-month-old democracy...
...possible winners from the almost certain losers. Says George Rooks, 45, president of First Capital Corp. of Boston: "In the final analysis, it boils down to educated instinct-call it judgment. What we make is a judgment on the people and the product." For instance, Boston's TA Associates and New York's Inco Securities have raised $3.5 million to start a new company called Immunogen Inc. The firm plans to develop the use of monoclonal antibodies, which are invisible bits of protein that could be used to carry toxins that will specifically attack cancerous and other diseased...
...hard-boiled momma. She hunches her shoulders, narrows her eyes, breathes through her teeth, slaps her hand on her thigh and spits out lines like "I don't like kids. I hate kids. Especially your kids," and "I'll kill anybody that's tryin' ta kill...
...action was swift. China, which invaded Viet Nam early last year "to teach Hanoi a lesson," warned of the "grave danger" of such military adventures. "In dealing with wolves, it will have merely limited effect to raise a hue and cry," editorialized Hong Kong's pro-Communist daily Ta Kung Pao. "Only with the use of a big stick or of guns can the wolves be driven away or beaten to death...