Word: grabbing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Five rounds later and barely sweating, he halts to regale the faithful. "I should be carrying a cane," he jests. "My training camp is Baskin-Robbins. But if Tyson wins, it's only Lamborghinis and big houses for himself. Means nothing. If I win, every man over 40 can grab his Geritol and have a toast...
...decisions were hailed by prosecutors, who have already relied on the federal forfeiture provisions to grab more than $600 million in property from drug traffickers. Said Attorney General Dick Thornburgh: "This is a notable victory in the war on drugs." The rulings were denounced, however, by defense attorneys who fear that the fate of both their livelihood and their clients may depend on the whim of law-enforcement officials. "No one who has law school loans, a mortgage to pay and kids to feed can afford to practice this kind of law anymore," said Scott Wallace of the National Association...
Miami skier David Ingle, 30, suggests that user attitudes deserve much of the blame. "Riders brought it on themselves," he says. "Many times I'd tell them to slow it down, to ease up. The things they said back you couldn't print. They grab a beer, jump on a machine, and it all goes to their head." This summer's new laws may force skiers to approach the machines more cautiously, and prevent another season of tragic accidents...
...nation whose role models, Presidents and leaders on Wall Street have set a tone in the country -- 'I'm going to get mine.' " If the big-shot investment banker can take what he wants, often by illegal means, then a teenager may think he should be able to grab the spoils in the only way he knows how. Declares Harvard psychiatrist Robert Coles: "Our culture accentuates instinct instead of inhibiting...
NATION: Wright hits "cannibalism" over ethics, but the real scandal in Congress is the legal grab for cash...