Word: high
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1990
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Greatest Aerobic Rush Nearly 1 million Americans discovered the high-speed thrill of "blading." Riding high on roller skates with a single line of polyurethane wheels rather than the old double-row configuration, enthusiasts wove through traffic at speeds of up to 20 m.p.h., terrifying pedestrians and drivers alike...
...areas where the "situation becomes especially tense and there is a serious threat to the state and to people's well-being." That might have been the trigger for Shevardnadze's resignation. One of the first targets could be his home republic of Georgia, where ethnic animosities are boiling high and a newly elected noncommunist, nationalist government appears to be on a collision course with the central government...
...prove, of course, to have been a false message -- the Bush Administration may opt for a swift war after all. But now that a senior officer has made headlines with his reservations, the political risks of such a move have been multiplied. Should a mid-January offensive bring high casualties, President Bush would stand accused of sending U.S. soldiers into battle unprepared, something he has repeatedly promised the American people he will...
Last week, after a high-level tussle in which staunch anti-quota advocates beat back more pragmatic advisers, the Administration trotted Williams in front of reporters to announce a tangled compromise: pending a four-year review, federally aided colleges may set aside some scholarships for minority students only if the awards come from specially designated private donations or federal programs -- but not if the money comes from the institutions' general operating funds...
Kickin' A's The Cincinnati Reds owned first place in their National League division from opening day, but nearly everyone expected they'd lose the World Series to Oakland's high-priced powerhouse club. Then the Reds displayed their blue-collar grit by beating the "better" team in four straight games, pulling off baseball's biggest upset since the Miracle Mets...