Word: tightenings
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...impressionable, but not to being hypercredulous simps. His first two tactics for system-beating, his Vague Generalities and Artful Equivocation, seem to presume the latter, and are only going to convince 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...
...chefs in history to earn three Michelin stars and, just shy of his 39th birthday, is the leading light of molecular gastronomy, an emerging school of cooking that emphasizes the science of cuisine--like understanding why meat is best slow-cooked at 136° (higher temperatures cause the proteins to tighten up and release their juices into the pan). "The name molecular gastronomy is quite bad," says Blumenthal. But his food, despite its seemingly flagellant ingredient mixtures, is superb. The Fat Duck, Blumenthal's restaurant in Bray, 40 minutes west of London, was named best in the world by trade title...
...Manila two weeks ago of U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt. The Nevada Republican, who is a close friend of President Reagan's, met with Marcos to relay Washington's concerns about the growing Communist insurgency in the country. "There appears to be a go signal from Washington to Marcos to tighten the screws on protesters," said Homobono Adaza, an opposition member of the Filipino National Assembly. At midweek Marcos warned that the police will take tougher measures against street protesters. The demonstrations against his rule, he told a group of visiting U.S. war veterans, were inspired by Communists...
...isolate" Beirut airport with an international boycott. But only British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher expressed any sympathy for the proposal, and even she said she would take no action unless other West European nations went along. So far, none have. The Lebanese government, however, last week promised to tighten security at the airport...
...peace plan for Lebanon. After more than eleven hours of talks, Shi'ite, Sunni and Druze leaders announced a 16-point agreement. The accord was significant in that for the first time it proposed power sharing between Muslims and Christians on an equal basis. The agreement also promised to tighten security at the Beirut airport, a pledge that received warm approval from the Reagan Administration...