Word: beardwood
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Correspondents George Taber and Roger Beardwood, Jobert argued that the superpower detente, which he referred to as "a condominium," was different from the kind of accord achieved by such lesser powers as France or West Germany. The effect of the Kissinger detente, he fears, will be to neutralize Western Europe, limit its world role, and even block any development of its nuclear capability. "The agreement of June 22 put the seal on what had been prepared for a long time ... a kind of modus vivendi in the management of world affairs between the U.S. and the Soviet Union in their...
...Roger Beardwood, who is moving from his post as European economic correspondent to become Paris bureau chief, has been observer, and occasional victim, of monetary crises since the British devaluation in 1967. That year he had sold his house in England, kept the proceeds in sterling, and took a loss. "For the past two years, the U.S. balance of payments figures have been my bedside reading," he says. Last week, as he interviewed financial experts, Beardwood also watched his dollar worth shrink in terms of Belgian francs...
...Brussels, Correspondent Roger Beardwood paused near the end of a twelve-hour day to cogitate about newsmen's work addiction. "What else is there in life," he concluded, "except increasing your knowledge, burnishing your prose style and sitting at the telex? Beaches are boring, and skiing is a very expensive way of descending rapidly what you have ascended slowly...
TIME European Economic Correspondent Roger Beardwood filed the following roundup on the rising currency walls...
...small payload, mounting costs and environmental effects are creating discord in Britain and France. This week British Aerospace Minister Michael Heseltine and French Transport Minister Jean Chamant meet in Toulouse for urgent discussions of ways to ease the problems surrounding the plane. TIME European Economic Correspondent Roger Beardwood (210 Ibs.) reports...