Word: considerable
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Egypt. Despite his personal piety, President Sadat is the pariah of the Middle East; he has now followed up his fearless offer of sanctuary to the Shah by signing a peace treaty with Israel. Some officials in Tehran have said that they expect Egypt to be the first country to...
All Muslims accept the Koran as God's eternal word, but Islam to some extent is a house divided, although its divisions are not as extensive as those in Christianity. About 90% of all Muslims are Sunnis (from sunna, "the tradition of the Prophet"), who consider themselves Islam'...
The Liberals consider national unity to be Trudeau's strongest ploy but at least in the early going, he had difficulty using it. When told on a Toronto hot-line radio show that the voters were more worried about inflation and unemployment, the Prime Minister unguardedly blurted out that...
At Diebold's sessions corporate chiefs study the successes of other businesses in dealing with public issues and outside pressures. They look at the case of the food companies that set up the Food Safety Council, enlisted the help of a ranking aide to Ralph Nader and now mutually...
Unfortunately, the interview consists of very little of what I consider sensitive. His prematurely white hair and light blue eyes make him look like the quintessential business executive, but he has very little to say about his involvement in national politics. He plays down his contact with elected officials: "When...