Word: uppers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...swimwear is revealing less, not more, of the skin and using an array of design and construction tricks to camouflage body flaws. Higher necklines and underwire bras help disguise a large bust; ruffles and other upper-body froufrous distract from a small one. Lower-cut legs and flirty little skirts divert attention from big hips and thighs, while high waistlines, belts and stomach-control panels are doing their bit to hide the belly...
...Shamir's conditions represent a "complete rejection of American and Palestinian efforts to bring about peace." P.L.O. Chairman Yasser Arafat did not comment publicly, but he was known to be concerned that Shamir's intransigence might trigger a fresh wave of violence in the occupied territories and cede the upper hand to radical elements within the P.L.O. who oppose Arafat's attempts to promote more moderate policies...
...timing is especially bad: it would embarrass the party and the nation if a new Prime Minister had to be picked before the summit of major industrial nations in Paris July 14-17. On July 23 the L.D.P. faces an election for half the 252 seats of the Upper House of the Diet. Uno may soon have more than four woes to worry about...
...This is a program that should serve low-income people but instead is serving upper-and middle-income persons--and doing it very poorly at that," he said. "I plan a complete redesign of the Retirement Service Center program and will require that it be targeted to low- and moderate-income elderly...
...project identified in the audit was a Florida development that served upper-income people and charged $2100-a-month rent for two-bedroom units, the department said in a statement that announced Kemp's decision to suspend the program...