Word: extended
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...detached retina of the eye, the glacial attitude of the royal family at last was softening. Queen Elizabeth graciously let it be known that she would visit her uncle as soon as his condition would permit. And she would not only take note that the duchess existed, but would extend her the royal hand in friendship...
...complex will use low-cost power from another new project now abuilding: a grid of power plants that will generate electricity from such unusual sources as boiling springs and a water raceway that runs underground for nearly six miles through the rocky soil of South Island. Parliament will soon extend the country's territorial limits from three miles to twelve to protect New Zealand's infant fishing industry, which is being trained by the Japanese to catch tuna and by the Australians to harvest oysters. Hoping to form a kind of Tasmanian Common Market, New Zealand is renegotiating...
...excludes in attacking the other, you come closer to the truth about imperialism. All three of the vital major powers in the world--China, the U.S., and Russia--have sought ideological and economic hegemony over the countries on their borders. In addition, the two nuclear powers have tried to extend this hegemony to the entire globe. Each believes any increase in the other's domain means a decrease in its own power. As soon as the Chinese are able they will join the game...
...Expiration. A second major cause for the new criticism of Germany had more justification than the arms cutoff. Last November, Erhard's Cabinet voted not to extend West Germany's 20-year statute of limitations on war crimes. Though some 70,000 Nazi criminals have been sentenced, prosecutions pending against 13,000 others would be dropped if the statute is applied. Nearly 75% of the German mail to the Bundestag on the statute of limitations was in favor of letting the law lapse. But in the face of mounting foreign criticism, the Cabinet last week reversed itself, agreed...
...meant to be taken seriously. Their real reasons for continued involvement are three. First, they tell us that if South Vietnam falls, soon the rest of Southeast Asia will fall to the Chinese Communists. Second, if South Vietnam falls, those Communists who advocate the use of force to extend Communism-primarily the Chinese-would be strengthened. Third, American prestige would suffer a serious blow if we leave South Vietnam...