Word: boast
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...commercial transaction, this may well be the atom deal of the century, as many West German businessmen boast. But it has ominous implications for international stability. Endowed with plentiful uranium and thorium deposits, Brazil could use the enrichment plant not only to obtain a concentration of radioactive isotopes sufficient to fuel a nuclear power station, but also to produce the higher concentrations required for bombs...
...were transported by helicopter to meet Amin in Arua, his birthplace in northern Uganda. With typical cunning, Big Daddy was waiting for them in the gloom of a thatched hut whose entrance was so low that the British officers were obliged to crawl inside, thereby enabling Radio Uganda to boast that "the two guests entered the general's house on their knees...
When it comes to relaxing, U.S. troops in Korea are the beneficiaries of 22 years of peacetime-or at least, trucetime-refinements. Officers' clubs and enlisted men's recreational facilities have been continually improved and some now boast bowling alleys, photography darkrooms, and gem-polishing workshops. Camp Casey has carefully trimmed lawns, a well-stocked trout pond, a nine-hole golf course with green fees at a pre-inflation $5 per month, two swimming pools and a huge gymnasium...
Exactly what the Mafia rangers accomplished against Cuba is still unclear. Some intelligence officials doubt that a single guerrilla from Chicago ever set foot on the island. For his part, Cain later was to boast how he had led hit-and-run raids on Cuban power stations...
Carson thinks he can do some organizing in Black's life. He has a script he hopes Black will star in. Meanwhile, they are planning a dawn wedding in a forest on the Fourth of July. The ceremony will boast balloons and banners, a contrast to the Black-Burton nuptials, which featured the bride and groom larking in bed sheets. Black vows: "I'm ready for a good marriage and children." But the new bride will be back on the Deceit set the next...