Word: countrymen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...people because, finally, he trusts himself. He and the people merge into one. This revelation came to him during the process of the born-again experience, when he went door to door. Since he healed divisions in his own psyche, he feels able to be a healer/leader to his countrymen...
...raise pride in their own countries. Great nations keep sending larger squads to the Games to participate in an increasing variety of sports events and win more and more medals. Every event excites the countries which sent the top athletes, and the athlete who wins makes all his countrymen happy...
When Premier Suleyman Demirel took office in November, he warned his countrymen to brace themselves for a long, hard winter. Last week Turkey was quite literally shivering through one of the worst cold spells in 30 years. Largely because of a lack of foreign exchange, the country had virtually run out of fuel oil, and thousands of homes and offices were without heat. As if that were not suffering enough, Demirel chose the moment to introduce draconian new fiscal measures, which one Western diplomat in Ankara called "the most significant economic step taken in Turkey since World...
...discovered the long secret financial transaction while doing research for her doctorate, suggested last week that there were "many layers" to the story. "To call the money a bribe would be simplistic," she said. "President Quezon could have believed that he was acting in the best interests of his countrymen, as perhaps...
...year cost of renting rinks and hiring coaches a crushing expense. From their mid-teens, skiers and speed skaters live nearly half of each year as expatriates, training and racing in Europe because facilities or competitors are not up to par in the U.S. Unheralded by their countrymen, they are idolized abroad, where youngsters collect their pictures on bubble-gum cards and the monied denizens of Alpine resorts ask for their autographs. A U.S. sports fan who can routinely tick off the starting outfield of the Kansas City Royals would be hard pressed to recognize America's heavy hitters...