Word: directing
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...countries, bused in from Canada and 38 states, bused in from every city in Florida, or drive in for a day of bingo before they are flown, bused and driven out that same night. They are greeted at the entrance by handsome young Seminole men in black tuxedos who direct them to the ticket windows. There they buy bingo packets costing from $79 to $289. They may win cash prizes ranging from a few dollars to $125,000, or a new Lincoln Town Car, or a beach-front condominium, or a trip to Las Vegas...
...economic policy (1986), Partners was written after extensive hearings and consultations with experts and interested constituents -- in this case, two dozen women's groups and a total of 75,000 women in dioceses and at colleges and military bases. For the first time, however, the text is alive with direct quotes from participants in those often heated discussions. "We wanted the letter to be authentic, not just bishops speaking but women also," explains Chairman Imesch. A sample zinger from Savannah: "I maintain membership in a church that is blatantly sexist." In Fort Worth, women complained that the ban on birth...
...Wazir has been associated with two particularly brutal attacks: the 1975 takeover of the Savoy Hotel in Tel Aviv, which resulted in 18 deaths, and a 1978 coastal raid that left a trail of 45 dead bodies from Haifa to Tel Aviv. He is also believed to have helped direct the uprising in the occupied territories. Israeli authorities pointed an accusing finger at al-Wazir last March, following the hijacking of a bus in southern Israel that claimed the lives of three Israeli civilians. At the time, Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir vowed, "Our hand will bring to justice those...
...direct my thoughts to the world of my inner being I see world leaders, friends and adversaries joining together in fellowship to resolve issues, forgiving each other...
...picture keeps deteriorating, central bankers will find it increasingly difficult to prop up the dollar. Investor pressure to drive the currency down could prove overwhelming. Says Howard Wachtel, professor of economics at American University: "If the dollar really falls outside the band agreed to by the G-7 and direct intervention cannot restore it, then we risk a free fall of the dollar...