Search Details

Word: costa (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...campaign ad that pictures a burning fuse and that accuses Mondale of failing to learn "the lessons of Vietnam" in Central America Hart argues that arms might not solve problems which stem from poverty, hunger, and disease. The Senator wants the U.S. immediately to "withdraw military forces introduced into Costa Rica. El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, or Nicaragua for training exercises or any other purpose...

Author: By Per H. Jebsen, | Title: Too Many Vietnams | 4/5/1984 | See Source »

...opposing programs from the center left to the extreme right. The fact that the extreme left does not take part will limit but not invalidate the process. This represents progress. It is not fair to compare what is happening in El Salvador with political processes in Sweden or in Costa Rica, countries with solid democratic traditions. It must be compared with what occurred in El Salvador ten, 15 or 20 years ago. Now, for the first time, the country's right wing does not trust the army to defend its interests, but rather it is trying to win votes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Democracy Among the Ruins | 3/26/1984 | See Source »

...staff out of town before the riots started. It is not inconceivable that should the bill become law, the U.S. would be obliged to evacuate embassy dependents from all Arab capitals. Because of the sensitivity of this issue, 44 nations maintain diplomatic missions in Tel Aviv, while only Costa Rica has an embassy in Jerusalem...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East: His Majesty Is Not Pleased | 3/26/1984 | See Source »

...Bigote, L'Objet--are teeming with partygoers until 4 a.m.; the craftsmen and street peddlers at Plaza Barrios are hungry for foreign cash and are willing to give you up to 375 colones to the dollar instead of the official rate of 250 colones; and the Pacific beaches along Costa Del Sol--with its gnarly surfing at La Libertdad--and Barra de Santiago to the South of San Salvador put Lauderdale and Nauset to shame...

Author: By Peter J. Howe, | Title: An Unlikely Tourist Spot | 3/22/1984 | See Source »

...Down at Costa del Sol, you can find very American-style condos, with beach rights and golf courses and tennis courts...

Author: By Peter J. Howe, | Title: An Unlikely Tourist Spot | 3/22/1984 | See Source »

Previous | 197 | 198 | 199 | 200 | 201 | 202 | 203 | 204 | 205 | 206 | 207 | 208 | 209 | 210 | 211 | 212 | 213 | 214 | 215 | 216 | 217 | Next