Word: fallen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...this case, the moderating effect of the Carter Administration's critique was amplified by a chorus of other voices. Not since the 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia had so much obloquy fallen on a Communist government. Among those who denounced the Czechoslovak campaign against the 500 signers of Charter 77 were the British Foreign Office, the French, Spanish, Italian and British Communist Parties, the European Economic Community and the leaders of the Socialist International. Norway called off the signing of a new trade treaty with Czechoslovakia, and Peking's People's Daily lauded the Czechoslovak people...
...Fallen into humiliating sleep...
...Israel. Gloated the independent Tel Aviv daily Yediot Aharonot: "Sadat certainly learned that while he is engaged in world politics, his own house is about to fall in on him. One cannot foster imperial greatness while going bankrupt at home." That was a shortsighted view indeed; if Sadat had fallen, the chances were strong that his successor might be more inclined toward a renewed confrontation with Israel...
...Festival draws its name from the jar of nectar in the Hindu creation story. The gods had fallen under a curse and had lost their strength. In order to regain it, they had to produce life-giving nectar by churning up oceans of milk. Lacking the energy to do so, they sought the help of their enemies, the demons, and offered them some of the nectar in return. When a jar of miraculous nectar finally appeared, the demons seized it and the gods pursued them. During the cosmic struggle, some drops from the jar of nectar fell at the sacred...
Both Cauthens agreed that balance and the lowest possible wind resistance are the keys to a good seat. Today Steve rides so low and so level that other jockeys, looking back, sometimes think he has fallen off; they are often unable to see him crouched behind his horse's head. Father and son also agreed on what would happen if Steve suddenly grew beyond jockey size. Says Ronald Cauthen: "He was to get an education, and if he had to reduce to ride, he would not ride. I knew of too many jockeys who starved themselves to death...