Word: weakest
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...field, the Soviets dazzled and wowed with their daring assortment of triple flips on the vault, the rings, the high bar and the floor. And they also drew appreciative applause for their consistently solid performances, technical superiority and bold originality, outscoring every team on every apparatus. Even the weakest Soviets introduced elements never before seen in Olympic competition. If the all-around did not restrict each team to just three entrants, all six Soviets would have made it to the competition. "They are the absolute masters," conceded Mike Jacki, executive director of the U.S. Gymnastics Federation. "It's like...
...mainstay, who wooed quietly with her elegant lines and dramatic presentation. Rumania was represented by Silivas, 18, a charismatic performer with an instinct for selling her quick, precise routines to the audience. Coming into the final rotation, the vault, Silivas held a slight edge. Although vault is her weakest event, she held tough to the last, scoring 9.95. Nothing less than a perfect 10 would deprive her of the gold. But Shushunova had already scored two 10s in the event in the team rounds. She knew what was needed -- and with little fanfare, she delivered. Even before the scoreboard flashed...
...weakest link of a weak defense is the secondary. Returning starter Garrick Amos spearheads the deep backs. He had 16 pass deflections and two interceptions last year...
...expansion by the U.S. economy as a whole, many banks and savings and loan associations are racked by troubles in the farm belt, depressed conditions in the oil patch and unwise real estate ventures all over the country. While the large majority are solidly in the black, the weakest institutions are in such bad shape that they threaten to exhaust the multibillion-dollar Government insurance funds that protect depositors. If that happens, taxpayers will have to come to the rescue. Federal regulators are confident they can clean up the mess before it overwhelms the financial system...
Once again the weakest institutions are heavily concentrated in Texas, where 281 S and Ls lost $6.9 billion last year. In the rest of the country, S and Ls eked out a collective $100 million profit, but the industry is sharply divided between highly profitable institutions and those losing money at a rapid clip. "The bad few are pulling down the majority," says James Barth, chief economist for the Federal Home Loan Bank Board...