Word: certainly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...country's economic troubles have worsened as the Vietnamese drive to develop lags, and the preliminary goals of its five-year plan are not being met. In an attempt to attract foreign investment, Vietnam now permits full foreign ownership of certain kinds of firms, the first socialist nation to do so. It has also begun discussing with U.S companies the exploitation of its offshore oil. The Vietnamese need for normal diplomatic ties with the U.S. became acute when four tropical storms hit in one week, flooding the Mekong Delta rice fields. The floods destroyed as much as 80 per cent...
...problems, but you can't be sure," Graham said. Even so, she has not thrown herself into a full-fledged campaign. Graham appears relatively certain of her own victory--the campaigning she's doing is mostly on behalf of Sen. Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass.) and Francis W. Hatch '46, Republican candidate for governor, the only Republicans who have a chance of winning in Middlesex County...
...quest for the right picture becomes especially challenging when no one is certain that the desired photo even exists. A case in point: locating a shot of John Paul II enjoying the sport of skiing before he was elected Pope. Reports Assistant Picture Editor Alice Rose George, who led the scramble: "Our researcher in the London bureau was told by a photographer that he knew someone who had taken a skiing holiday in Poland and had some 8-mm movie film of Cardinal Wojtyla in ski clothing. We tracked down the film and ended up with an exclusive shot...
However, at their annual meeting, Continental Illinois stockholders, in a management-supported move, voted down a proxy which "sought to prohibit the corporation from making or renewing any loans in South Africa until the government of that country undertook certain enumerated actions to end its apartheid policies...
...possible impropriety, the Howes retain just as strong a political stranglehold on Somerville as when they first came to power ten years ago. In September, Marie Howe survived a tough battle for re-nomination to the state legislature after her district lines were re-drawn, and she seems certain to be re-elected this Tuesday. John Howe, meanwhile, is safely anchored to his assessor's job for at least another year, until the next election...