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Word: crowdedness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Three years ago, Chinese officials invited Hong Kong makers of appliances, toys, shoes and garments to set up plants in Shenzhen. Western businessmen were told that they could export their products and share in any profits. Many Hong Kong companies quickly took up the offer, since rents were often 95...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bold Experiment | 9/7/1981 | See Source »

They have to be, since B & B accommodations present special inconveniences: they may be in residential neighborhoods far from downtown theaters and museums, and parking can be a problem on crowded streets. Many B & B guest rooms do not have private baths, nor are there usually telephones or televisions. There...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Cozy Homes Away from Home | 9/7/1981 | See Source »

The scene was the south central Mediterranean Sea, where naval maneuvers by elements of the U.S. Sixth Fleet were under way. The participants were the men and warships of Task Force 60, an armada comprising two aircraft carriers, the U.S.S. Nimitz and U.S.S. Forrestal, and 14 support ships. The purpose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Libya: Shootout over the Med | 8/31/1981 | See Source »

The light brown imbuia wood paneled Supreme Court chamber in Pretoria's imposing Palace of Justice was crowded with black spectators and white plain-clothes officers last week as Judge Charl Theron entered the room. Guilty of high treason, said Theron, referring to the three young black men in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa: Terror and Repression | 8/31/1981 | See Source »

Nor has Venezuela been able to solve its glaring social problems. The hills around Caracas' glittering downtown of high-rises and posh apartments remain dotted with ramshackle slums, ranchitos, where water is scarce and living conditions are crowded and unsanitary. Some 700,000 Venezuelans have no proper shelter; the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Venezuela: Good Will from Petropower | 8/31/1981 | See Source »

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