Word: britain
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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When it comes to money, Britain's problem for years has been where and how to borrow enough to keep its rickety economy going. Now the British government faces exactly the opposite question: how best to spend the $40 billion or so that will flow into the national treasury in the next seven years. That is obviously a happy problem, but a problem nonetheless: while a right decision offers Britain the chance at last to break decisively out of the cycle of ravaging inflation and high unemployment in which it has been trapped, a wrong choice could keep that cycle...
...been registered by Mauritius. 300 miles to the southeast. Prime Minister Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, 77, insists that Tromelin "is part and parcel of our territory, and always has been.'' In fact, Mauritius' claim -dates back only to 1959. nine years before the nation won independence from Britain. Last year, after learning that France intended to cultivate the Tromelin turtles for soup and tortoise shells, Sir Seewoosagur handed a note to his French ambassador reaffirming Mauritian sovereignty. Among other "proofs," the Prime Minister cited some unique documents that the World Court may be called on to examine: guano...
...record. Even though the industry has performed spectacularly this year, Chrysler's third-quarter earnings slumped 55.8%, compared with last year's. For the first nine months of 1977, Chrysler's profits were down almost 30%. Moreover, Chrysler expects losses of some $37 million in Great Britain, although part of that bill will be met by the British government...
Evangelicalism is traceable to 17th century Germany and the work of Philipp Jacob Spener, whose "Pietists" rebelled against the formalism and worldliness of the German Lutherans. Like today's Evangelicalism, the movement initially emphasized personal commitment to Christ and devotional life. But when the "Evangelical Awakening" reached Britain, Methodist John Wesley and his successors virtually revolutionized society. Among the results...
When Yale Provost Hanna Holborn Gray was named acting president of the university last May, she became a strong candidate to succeed Kingman Brewster. Before being named U.S. Ambassador to Britain, Brewster himself had followed that very route, vaulting from provost to president. Gray's credentials, moreover, were solid. As provost she was Yale's first top-ranked woman administrator. Before that she served as one of the university's first two women trustees. But last week Hanna Gray, 47, took herself out of the tight competition for the top job at Yale in a most positive...