Word: continente
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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The Worst Road. "If Germany were to enter on a deal on this question, she would not only betray her own future but also violate the freedom of other nations by exposing them to fulfill the historic task set for her as for others: to secure on the European continent...
The Leaders. Brazil started early, and, thanks to booming São Paulo (TIME, Jan. 21, 1952), has the greatest number of distinguished buildings. But in recent years other countries have made giant strides. Historian Hitchcock labels Mexico's University City (TIME, Feb. 23, 1953) "the most spectacular extra-urban architectural...
The Bible Belt. Baptist Christianity, like many another dissident religion, found a happy home in the U.S. Its fierce egalitarianism, its jealous separation of church and state, its warm, free form of worship-all had strong appeal for the kind of man most likely to succeed on the new continent...
On the new continent in the 17th century, it was not love at first sight, as is shown by the case of Roger Williams, who founded America's first Baptist church (though he abandoned the Baptist persuasion within a few months to become a "Seeker" or Independent). He landed...
Rasmussen. For his money, Weston will become the third biggest grocer on the North American continent, with $1.3 billion annual sales and 1,025 stores (712 National Tea stores, 313 in Weston's Loblaw chain) in 14 U.S. states and Canada. Only A.& P. and Safeway Stores are bigger...