Word: aime
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...British, "Open the gates; let them come in." What did we do? We started to fight, to open the gates and allow our people to be saved from destruction. We started to fight to save our people. Now take [Palestine Liberation Organization Leader Yasser] Arafat. What is his aim? He said in the so-called Palestinian charter that it was the destruction of the Jewish state. Israel must disappear. He wants to destroy a nation. Our aim is to save a people. When I am called a terrorist and Arafat is called a guerrilla, I think it is the apex...
...TIME: "Money, power, recognition and respect." Most grew up in slums, where the neighborhood's most visibly successful men were connected with the Mob. Says Chicago Police Commander William Hanhardt: "The man with the big money and a fancy car is a man of prestige. It's something to aim for." There are practical benefits to membership: protection from competition, easy access to skilled lawyers and, if a Mafioso is jailed, financial support for his family...
...sales-winning snob appeal. Perrier's current U.S. price will be cut by 20% or 30%. For convenience, the water will be sold in bottles of six-packs, just like beer. The company intends to launch an introductory $4 million advertising blitz featuring Orson Welles, and will aim a special pitch at the youth market...
...beneath the surface of human behavior is the theme of Collage: A Mime Show, being performed in two weekends at the Ex. In that undefined area between acting and dance, seven pieces by co-directors Kevin Grumback '78 and Elizabeth Pennel '79, each with a twist at the end, aim at presenting the audience with statements about how we view the human situation. In Jungle, the first piece, the apes come out from behind the bars, but it's the audience that ends up feeling caged; in Carnival the amusements turn the tables on those who are being amused. Performances...
...this point the lobbyists are zeroing in on the particular parts of the plan that they will try hardest to change. Oilmen will complain that the program is one-sided, stressing conservation, which they applaud, but neglecting production. Their aim is to persuade Congress to scrap Carter's proposed taxes on crude oil and raise costs to consumers by letting prices rise instead. Only in that way, they argue, can they get the money needed to finance new exploration. There is some talk in the industry of having the oilmen themselves propose a "windfall" tax on any profits they...