Word: citizens
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...confirm," she said, "that the Syrian government has told us they have custody of a hostage, an Indian citizen and legal permanent resident of the United States...
...which houses the Armenian Supreme Soviet Building. Three tanks circled the square and then drove off. Elsewhere, troops set up roadblocks on streets leading to and from Yerevan while others waited in armored personnel carriers at the edge of the city. "The violence is in Stepanakert," said an irate citizen. "Why do they need tanks here...
Shouts were heard: "What's SUR?" "Suriname," someone answered, "northeast South America." Nesty, who trains at the University of Florida, was the first citizen of this former Dutch colony to win an Olympic medal. Biondi, leading at 98 meters, was caught awkwardly between strokes and, a relative newcomer to the fly, tried to glide to the wall. "I was afraid if I took another stroke, what would touch first would be my nose," he explained gloomily. But Nesty, who won the same race in the Pan American Games last year, belonged on the Olympic victory stand...
...everyone speaks of failed visions. A vastly successful Wall Street commodities broker demands, "Why is ((the farmer)) a solid citizen? That's a myth. The myth is that land is good, right? Farmers work hard, right? That's also a myth . . . Ten years from now, there will be less farmers. We don't need them...
Homeowners can take a number of steps to fight indoor radon pollution. For starters, the EPA's two booklets, A Citizen's Guide to Radon and Radon Reduction Methods, are available from area health offices, which will also provide the names of reputable companies that do radon testing. Cheap ($10) home kits will measure the gas, as will more expensive continuous electronic monitors. To counter the problem, cracks in the basement can be sealed and ventilation systems installed. Such measures ought to be taken within a few years, the EPA advises, if the radon readings are between...