Word: broking
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...they pulled down a higher percentage "than expected," and "won," at least in the eyes of the media. In Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, reporters let the Ian Smith regime do the predicting--they said 60 per cent turnout would be an endorsement of the process, and sure enough, when the turnout broke 60, bang! instant international legitimacy. Instant legitimacy, that is, in the eyes of Margaret Thatcher's Conservatives in England, not to mention a majority of the U.S. Senate...
...Amin Uganda, a strong woman, confident and competent, especially within her field-mathematics. She was a beautiful person as well, who helped many of us to become better teachers. I cannot help wondering how much her association with the Peace Corps endangered her after the U.S. broke diplomatic relations with Uganda, and whether her life and the lives of many others might have been spared had more countries remained in Uganda to give voice to the oppressed people who were otherwise quite effectively cut off from hope...
...Taiwan Relations Act, passed by Congress in March, the institute is described as "a nongovernmental entity incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia." In fact, it carries out virtually all of the functions of the old U.S. embassy, which closed after Washington normalized relations with Peking and broke off diplomatic ties with the Republic of China...
...consistent with her job as a waitress in a small restaurant. In Eric's class, Economics Teacher Rudy Johnson asks, "How much job security does a small restaurant owner like Mel (Alice's Boss) have?"And a student responds,"Not much, because small places like that go broke a lot." Smoothly, Johnson moves the discussion to the subject of extra risks that face small businesses throughout the business cycle...
Taylor, a miler and two miler from San Mateo, Calif., set a record for Harvard women in the 3000 meters this season and was part of the relay team which broke the Harvard mark in the the two mile relay. Harper is a hurdler and long jumper from Worcester, whom coach Pappy Hunt called a "top scorer this season...