Word: farsightedness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Not all of the city's residents were relying on prayer. On the outskirts, some farsighted Saigonese had on hand a supply of the black, pajama-like garments that are affected by the Viet Cong.
The fact that the Soviets may now seize opportunities offered by the miscarriage of Kissinger's Middle East mission can scarcely be credited to Soviet diplomatic shrewdness or sabotage. In fact, Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko promised Kissinger that Moscow would not interfere with the Secretary's shuttle talks...
As delegates to the World Food Conference prepared to return home last weekend, some, at least, were dogged by an uncomfortable awareness that the twelve-day meeting had produced more food for thought than for the starving millions whose chances of survival diminished with the passing of each wasted day...
Alan Altshuler, 33, a farsighted urban planner, became Massachusetts' secretary of transportation and construction in 1971, after leading the effort to persuade Republican Governor Francis Sargent to halt all new expressway construction in the Boston area until a plan balancing environmental and social consequences, mass transit, and automobile use...
Sir / Let us not forget that we need Kissinger more than he needs us. He is the only widely respected, farsighted and truly able diplomat who can bring about some understanding and cooperation in these times of worldwide political turmoil. Can we pride ourselves on having so many internationally successful...