Word: arabian
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...first volume of Walter Farley's classic series about a boy and his wild Arabian horse was adapted into this visually stunning film. Ballard's first feature reveals his particular talent for capturing dramatic landscapes as well as the power and natural beauty of animals...
...Salam instructed 63 surviving members of the Lebanese parliament elected in 1972 as they sat down to ponder a solution for their country's devastating 14-year civil war. In fact, failure in Lebanese peace efforts has become almost customary. But after two weeks of consultations in the Saudi Arabian resort of Taif, the parliamentarians -- 33 Christians and 30 Muslims -- were close to agreement on a plan to establish a "government of national reconciliation." It calls for Muslim-Christian power sharing and phased withdrawal of the 40,000 Syrian troops who have been in Lebanon under an Arab League mandate...
...believe there was any tragedy in Tiananmen Square," declared Jiang. The incident, he went on, was the "unavoidable" consequence of the attempt by some demonstrators to "overthrow the socialist system." He likened media reports about the situation in Beijing to "fairy tales from the Arabian Nights...
...Saudi Arabian adviser on petroleum policy at the embassy in Washington acknowledges that implementation of fusion would hurt his country's economy...
...album starts off strongly with a dose of XTC's typical weirdness in "Garden of Earthly Delights." Dave Gregory's electric guitar adds an Arabian Nights effect above a barrage of tambourines, drums, and other percussion. Partridge's lyrics show a rare optimistic view of life ("This is your life and you be what you want to be. This is your life and you try it all,") while his voice stretches from one end of the scale to the other in a carefree lesson of the world's goodness...