Search Details

Word: waists (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

While David Byrne's Big Suit has yet to nit the men's wear racks, the Big Shirt is in plentiful supply on the women's. Often convertible into tents or hammocks, the waist-long shirts are particularly nice for hiding the after-affects of two months worth of Hershey bars...

Author: By Charles M. Sneid, | Title: Fun, Sun and Dumb--This Spring's New Looks | 3/19/1985 | See Source »

...indicted Goetz on four charges--all related to weapons possession. The New York Post went wild: "BERNIE COEIZ." He certainly did the indictment included nothing about attempted, nothing about attempted murder, despite the fact that one of Goetz's victims remains in a coma and is paralyzed from the waist down...

Author: By Marie B. Morris, | Title: Two Wrongs | 1/31/1985 | See Source »

...back. Then he fled. According to the prosecution, Goetz intended to kill the teen- agers, although he did not consider himself to be in a life-threatening situation. One of the four, Darryl Cabey, 19, who was shot in the spine and is paralyzed from the waist down, slipped into a coma at the hospital last week and was listed in critical condition. Goetz is due in court this week to learn if he will be indicted. District Attorney Robert Morgenthau has refused to grant immunity to Goetz or to the youths in exchange for testimony. As a result, both...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Low Profile for a Legend Bernard Goetz | 1/21/1985 | See Source »

...stepped through the rear door of the car, jumped onto the tracks and disappeared into the gloom of the subway tunnel. His victims, all ages 18 or 19, were rushed to hospitals; three appeared to be recovering, but Darryl Cabey was paralyzed from the waist down by a bullet that severed his spinal cord. All four turned out to have arrest records, and three were found to have been carrying sharpened screwdrivers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vigilante: New York's Subway Hero | 1/7/1985 | See Source »

...same token, Sade's scandalous love of physical torment overshadows his political convictions. In the famous whipping scene, for example, he strips to the waist and orders his hands bound. Summoning Corday to his side, he provides her with a whip and drawls: "And even now I should like to have this beauty here, who stands there so expectantly, and let her beat me while I talk to you about the revolution." The audience and other inmates gasp in horror and anticipation. Sade proceeds to crumple, groan and writhe on the floor, creating a sensation but garbling every word...

Author: By Jane Avrich, | Title: One Big Batty Family | 11/15/1984 | See Source »

Previous | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | Next