Word: barreling
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...blackguard, but he's their blackguard, grabbing whatever he can for the state. Schumer argues that D'Amato has been bad for New York because he voted to cut funding for schools, hospitals, highways and the environment. When D'Amato holds a press conference to trumpet some pork-barrel item, says Schumer, "he's working an elaborate con. He chops off your hand, then sews a finger back on and expects a pat on the back...
...Pilates, was interned in England and forced to work as a nurse. Using springs and hospital beds, Pilates developed exercise equipment for injured and immobilized soldiers. He later brought the unique design to New York City, where he opened his first studio in 1926. The "Universal Reformer," "Cadillac," "Barrel" and "Wunda Chair," all resembling WWI-era torture devices, grew out of these original apparatus...
...this round, Jay, Sameera and I have perfected our craft. We have moved into a new room, with round barrel barricades. Advancing as a group of three behind the forts, we surround and capture our prey. Victory is ours and we eat it raw. There is no such thing as going...
...short barrel of a man with a weakness for Big Macs, Hassan pushes himself through rigorous physical exercise. "Maneuvers," his family calls them. He works out in his home gym and plays polo with the army team...
...size of the payoff, with the plaintiff's team reportedly holding out for a cool million. "We have put an offer on the table that should be accepted and will be accepted eventually," Jones attorney David Pyke said Sunday. When you've got the President over a barrel, you can afford not to haggle...