Word: exoduses
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Marichal said the colonial wars had drained the country's resources and locked most of its people into an "absolutely incredible" state of poverty. Rogers added that the dismal conditions within the country, aggravated by the repressive military draft, had prompted an exodus to western Europe and the United States that further limited the possibilities of economic improvement...
Kiely tells friends that one possible scenario that may develop as a result of the controversy is an exodus of senior faculty from the Houses to more comfortable and isolated suburban residences. If this scenario comes to pass, he feels that the House system will be inalterably damaged and undergraduate education will suffer a major loss--a loss, he believes, few Faculty members will mourn...
...same day he ousted Heykal, Sadat liberalized Egypt's foreign investment laws, encouraging outside businessmen and guaranteeing their investments won't be nationalized. In the same liberalization move, Sadat denationalized Egypt's movie theaters and made it easier for them to import American films. Between Lawrence of Arabia and Exodus, he hopes that popular support for settlement with Israel is bound to grow...
...referring, of course, to the "spirited debate" by U.S. Roman Catholic bishops over whether to place the Communion wafer in the hand or on the tongue of the communicant [Nov. 26]. Could not this kind of petty concern help explain the exodus of the faithful from their respective churches...
...inmate exodus had its roots in the 1950s when more and more psychiatrists challenged the concept of custodial institutions. In 1963 the Community Mental Health Centers Act was passed. Aimed at eliminating the "human warehouses" state hospitals had become, the bill envisioned the eventual creation of 2,000 local clinics to provide counseling and care...