Word: tightener
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...prospect of pistol-packing hordes at shopping malls, sporting events and even Disney World has inspired a movement to tighten the loophole before it takes effect. "We want to bring Florida into the 1990s, not the 1890s," says State Attorney General Robert Butterworth, who is spearheading the effort. He has asked Governor Bob Martinez to consider an amendment to the bill during a special legislative session this week. But the Governor has decided to keep the gun bill off the agenda, and it is unlikely legislators will vote to change their handiwork during the regular legislative session in November...
...will severely tighten our ability to provide patient care," said Janelle Heineke, director of Womens Health Service at Mt. Auburn Hospital. "This is a labor intensive concern, and a cap is not the way to resolve financial problems," she added...
...being impressionable, but not hyper-credulous simps. His first two tactics for system beating, his Vague Generalities and Artful Equivocations, seem to presume the latter, and are only going to convice Crimson-reading graders (there are a few, and we tell our friends) that the time has come to tighten the screws just a bit more...
...chose small regional lines rather than the two national carriers. In 1986 Greyhound Lines hauled just 30 million passengers, less than half of the 64 million a year that it transported a decade ago. Greyhound earned only about $35 million last year on revenues of $640 million. Forced to tighten its operations, the company since 1983 has eliminated 2,000 towns and cities from its 14,000-stop, 48-state system...
...pouring rain did not deter several thousand Spanish students from taking to the streets of Madrid last week. Their purpose: to protest attempts by the Socialist government to tighten university admissions and academic standards. The march, one of the latest in a series of nationwide demonstrations, resulted from a deepening concern among students that the door may be closing on the accessibility of a university degree, the traditional path to a good job and financial security. "People study now who probably would have found work before," says High Schooler Raul Cabezas. "But because there is no work, what else...