Word: wide
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...corruption scandals that have rocked New York City for the past two years spread through the rest of the Empire State last week. As the result of a wide-ranging FBI sting operation, 44 current and former municipal officials and twelve private contractors were charged with accepting bribes and graft in 40 towns from Great Neck on Long Island to Malone near the Canadian border. Ten officials in New Jersey were also indicted...
...steaming south through the Gulf of Oman. Flying the Panamanian flag, the tanker had just loaded up with Iranian oil at Larak Island terminal in the Persian Gulf. Suddenly, eight miles from the United Arab Emirates' port of Fujairah, an explosion rocked the ship, ripping a gash ten feet wide in its hull. As oil oozed into the sea and sailors hosed down the deck, the Texaco Caribbean limped farther offshore to avoid contaminating nearby beaches with oil. Western diplomats speculated that the device was intended for the U.S.-escorted tanker convoy, which had steamed through the area two days...
...Jackson climbed out of bed, pulled his dark pinstripe trousers up over his knee-high blue socks. He ran a wide comb through his hair. At 45 he has become puffy around the neck and middle. But his tall, erect frame and penetrating gaze are still imposing. His zeal for credibility includes wearing no jewelry or flashy clothes. "People want authenticity," he said. "I'm authentic...
...concerning the dispute over the appointment of Clare Dalton. Having looked at the file, discussed the matter with a number of faculty members, and talked with you at length, I agree that an essential step in reviewing the case is to gain a better understanding of the wide discrepancy between the views of the outside experts and some of the faculty members with respect to Professor Dalton's manuscript on Rylands v. Fletcher. In accordance with our conversations, let me summarize how I believe such an inquiry should be conducted...
...Perelman was the adventures of Mr. Hyde and Mr. Hyde. Early on he decided that Will Rogers' statement "I never met a man I didn't like" was "pure flatulence, crowd-pleasing and fake humility," and acted accordingly. Prudence Crowther, Perelman's friend during his last year, provides a wide-eyed introduction to these selected letters: "I talked about the Chaplin I'd just been watching; he knew Chaplin." But her accompanying notes illuminate a long and entertaining list of the writer's enmities...