Word: faired
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...unfortunates as dikari, literally "savages," but in this sense meaning unofficial holidaymakers. They arrive with nowhere to stay and must try to strike a bargain with locals who have a room to rent. Such private deals are strictly illegal, but they are widely tolerated. Some seaside landladies offer a fair deal, but others are hucksters conjuring up lyrical descriptions of properties that sound too good to be true. Often, they are. A Ukrainian woman found she had rented a deserted shack with no plumbing. Disheartened, she returned to the train station and put down a deposit for another room...
...roaring, foot- stomping pep rally. But last week at steamy Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, N.C., the President inspired cheerleaders in red miniskirts to strut and squeal as 14,000 North Carolina State students chanted, "U.S.A.! U.S.A. !" Reagan happily egged them on. "Do you want America's tax plan--a fair share for everyone?" he asked rhetorically. The bellowed affirmation brought an election-night grin. Said Reagan: "Something tells me I came to the right place...
...fair, if Harvard does surprise us all by divesting its stock, few could argue that the message would be heard amid the din of repression and revolution in South Africa. A Harvard divestment, even following similar actions by dozens of states, cities, trusts, and universities (now including Columbia), would, as divestment opponents have argued, not be a major catalyst for change, either in the U.S. or in the apartheid state...
...same time, Reagan announced that he would soon be taking measures to open overseas markets to American companies by aggressively moving against unfair trading practices. Said he: "We must continue to insist of our trading partners that free trade also be fair trade...
...fast, both the Kohl government and the West German opposition were eager to prevent the disclosures from undermining efforts by the two Germanys to improve relations. With Kohl's blessing, Franz Josef Strauss, the Bavarian conservative leader, planned to visit East Germany this week for the annual Leipzig trade fair and a meeting with East German Party Boss Erich Honecker. In addition, former Chancellor Willy Brandt intends to see Honecker in East Berlin later in the month. In that sense, though the spies may have been real, officials in both countries seemed at least partly willing to treat them...