Word: enjoyed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...edge, they drew up a petition and two weeks ago descended on the state capitol to garner signatures from legislators. The petition read: "In view of Watergate, we the undersigned firmly demand that the Congressmen from Oklahoma support the following article: 'In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with...
...India's 21 states, only three enjoy a surplus of power. Eight make do, and the other ten are in serious trouble. The state of Haryana is hardest hit; it has no generating capacity of its own, and since last year has been forced to reduce its power consumption by a total of 60%. Between Feb. 1 and March 30, power was shut off completely 19 times in Haryana's Faridabad industrial township, causing layoffs of 60,000 workers at a time; layoffs in the entire state totaled 200,000. Haryana industrialists fear outbreaks of violence among unemployed...
CONSOLIDATED EDISON spokesmen also enjoy denying that the project will cause any adverse environmental effects. The company will cite upon request a study by the New York State Conservation Department, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries indicating that only 2.5 per cent of the striped bass in the Hudson would be killed by the plant's operation. It does not often cite more recent testimony showing an impact closer to 25 per cent, nor the rumor that the original report misplaced a decimal point...
Defense Minister Moshe Dayan issued an even stiffer warning. He said: "If the Lebanese government allows terrorist headquarters to enjoy their freedom in Beirut and at night they cross into Israel, I think a good part of Lebanon will be destroyed and deserted." Lebanese Premier Takieddin Solh denied that his country was responsible. Mrs. Meir's government also came under fire from some Israeli newspapers, which charged that inadequate security arrangements had allowed the commandos to carry out their raid. At funeral services for the dead, Mrs. Meir's personal representative, Minister of Police Shlomo Hillel, was drowned...
...integral part of religious ceremonies. The Bible acknowledged the "wine that maketh glad the heart of man" (Psalms 104: 15), and Pasteur called it "the most healthful and hygienic of beverages." In the hectic modern world, hundreds of millions of people drink liquor, beer or wine for enjoyment, solace and tranquillity. Yet today, as it has throughout history, alcohol is also troubling mankind. For in almost every society, there are those who cannot enjoy alcohol without becoming its slave...