Word: thins
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...life by a tormented body, Barthes's fantasy of self-effacement represents the supreme death wish, the desire to become "the walking paradox who draws attention to his desire not to draw attention." In its headless, anonymous authority, On Signs is a body eclectic, composed of thin tissue samples of each author's textual corpus. The selling appeal of its entire package lies in its utility. Whether looking at the applications of semiotics in the bra-manufacturing industry or delivering newly-translated (and still largely incomprehensible) canonical texts and theories of reading, the collection provides a dense assortment of textual...
Reagan's frustration was deep. He had been thwarted after the Marines and the U.S. embassy were bombed in Lebanon and following the hijacking of the TWA plane. He held only a thin hope that things would turn out differently this time. Before he left the Oval Office for another flying tour to plug tax reform, he ordered National Security Adviser Robert McFarlane to use every intelligence source available to track the ship hijackers. Then he strode to his waiting helicopter...
...draft would spread money so thin that needed scholarships and technical training would be limited. The universal draft may be an egalitarian tool, but it eliminates a very pragmatic tool to provide money, training, and scholarships for those who need...
...think this finding points to a link between body type, temperament and crime. Other studies indicate that muscularity is associated with an extroverted, high-energy, domineering temperament, while an inhibited, restrained person who is likely to internalize the rules of society and steer clear of crime tends to be thin...
...Where had they gone? "Perhaps to Tunis," Mubarak said. Challenged by reporters later in the day, Mubarak questioned whether Klinghoffer had been killed at all. Said he: "Maybe the man is in hiding or did not board the ship at all." By then, U.S. patience was beginning to wear thin. At a hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Secretary of State Shultz called on Cairo to "hold these people and prosecute them." Privately, U.S. officials could hardly restrain themselves. Said an intelligence analyst: "They just lied to us, from top to bottom. They did everything they could in order...