Word: tiered
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...small country churches are dwindling; Trappist monks are admired for not putting preservatives in their bread; and a disabled truck driver passes the time needlepointing a Star Trek pillow cover while his wife lifts weights. A story that begins "Leroy Moffitt's wife, Norma Jean, is working on tier pectorals" is a story whose second line is guaranteed to be read...
Robin's dramatic game-tier capped a New Hampshire comeback that ran the length of the second half. Down by nine points, the Wildcats successfully pressed the Harvard offense and penetrated the Crimson defense, getting inside shots and making them. UNH hit 69 percent from the floor in the second stanza...
...years, continued to buy with abandon. As the deluge of orders poured in, the electronic tape that records trades lagged behind by as much as 64 minutes. When the selling frenzy ended, the Dow average of blue chips had lost 15 points during the day. Hundreds of second-tier stocks, however, continued to rise. The immense trading volume of 149.4 million shares broke the one-day record of 147.1 million set on Oct. 7. On Friday the Dow rested. It eased ahead by 1.56 points to finish at 1051.78, up 60.60 for the week...
...essence of prison life is that it is boring, boring by definition and by design. Yet there are accidental Expressionist stage-set touches: Stateville's round, four-tier cell houses, each with its all-seeing gun tower at the hub; in a prison shop, a row of machine tenders, each man in a khaki shirt with WORK painted on the back; on a guard's desk a canvas bandoleer, in every numbered pouch a safety razor for daily distribution on death row; a jarring, hand-lettered sign, NO SNICKERS, that in fact refers to the commissary's candy-bar supply...
...government appears to have finally consolidated its powers. Until recently, political stability seemed beyond reach. Power struggles had racked virtually every sector of the government, and the economy was on the brink of ruin. An assassination campaign by leftist Mujahedin guerrillas claimed the lives of nearly the entire top tier of the government last year. Most costly of all has been the war with Iraq, which bled off $7 billion, or an estimated 17% of the government's annual budget. But the war also provided a strong rallying point for the nation. Says a Middle Eastern diplomat in Tehran...