Word: arrays
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...interrogation and followed wherever they went. Their homes were searched in an effort to find the first typewritten issue, of which only ten copies had been produced. The police finally discovered and seized five copies. The handsomely illustrated magazine carried articles and poems about an array of Soviet women's problems, from the abuse of women in Soviet prisons to the unhygienic conditions in maternity hospitals and abortion clinics. One typical article described how working mothers are obliged to leave their small children at state day care centers that are run by staff members who often water their charges...
...mind-boggling array of expensive protective instruments is now on the market, ranging from $375 bulletproof vests for executives conducting shareholders meetings to $16,000 electronic tracking systems that help trace a kidnap victim. A particularly nervous tycoon could buy from CCS Communication Control Inc. for $200,000 the security-studded 1979 silver-gray Cadillac that was once ordered by the Shah of Iran but never delivered. For $1,500 more, his chauffeur could take a four-day evasive-driving course in Summit Point, W. Va., that teaches high-speed handling and bootleg turns to escape terrorist blockades. The head...
...workdays are lost each year be cause of back problems. In Sweden, where sick-pay benefits are liberal, backaches are the single largest cause of worker absenteeism. Americans, in their often fu tile quest for relief, now spend $5 billion a year for tests and treatment by a dizzying array of back specialists, including orthopedists, osteopaths, physical therapists and chiropractors, to say nothing of self-styled gurus who promote every man ner of cure. Billions more are paid out in disability claims, lawsuit awards and other settlements resulting from back injuries...
During Goyette's more than 20 years in the planning office, the University has developed extensive land holdings and has added an array of buildings, including the Science Center, Holyoke Center and a variety of residential and athletic facilities...
Sprinkled through Easyriders are advertisements for a dazzling array of products tied to the motorcycle lifestyle. There are "macho suspenders in Harley colors," and a three-record set of "War Songs of the Third Reich." You can order a handcrafted, bone china beer mug in the shape of a human skull, skull, or a part of your motorcycle plated in gold, or an eight-track tape that will teach you how to "make your dog a real man-stopper...