Word: weaponeering
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...distinction between foil and sabre bouts is that the foil is a point weapon and thus the fencers must stab their opponents. A sabre is a slash weapon, and thus the fencer may stab or cut. In an epee bout, by contrast, whichever fencer hits first gets the touch...
...trend in Bond movies could actually be more of an Americanization than simply a commercialization. Nowadays there are a lot more big explosions--hallmarks of Hollywood action hits such as "Die Hard" and "Lethal Weapon"--and fewer screwy plot twists and secret hideouts. Moreover, the modish European aesthetic of the '60s and '70s has given way to American-style glamor. What was once slick and suave is now just overkill. As the end result, we have only the gloating of an automobile manufacturer...
While Princeton's deadly weapon is speed, Yale's is in the goal. Bulldog sophomore Laurie Belliveau was named both Ivy League Rookie of the Year and first-team All-Ivy as a freshman...
...stool and coldest coffee in any cafe in the rural West. His newfound celebrity has made him untouchable, a sort of O.J. of the Purple Sage, as he and his cronies come dangerously close to joining the ranks of the cop killers. All assaults on public employees, regardless of weapon, should be vigorously prosecuted. JOHN WALKER, Coaldale, Colorado...
...guard. Shortly after he left office, I ran into him on the street in Tel Aviv, walking with a companion like any ordinary citizen. Visitors to the prime minister's office have to pass through a metal detector, but once inside they are asked casually, 'Do you have a weapon?' Apparently, the honor system is in force. It had been a fundamental assumption among Israelis that they were safe among one another. Which was the entire point, after all, of the founding of a Jewish state...