Word: fasts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...would seem therefore that even though there is no hard-and-fast guarantee that a Palestinian state, or even the promised "self-ruled entity," will grow out of this framework, it is in the interest of the moderate Arab states--Jordan and Saudi Arabia-to try to work within it. It would also appear in the interest of the more radical Arab parties--specifically Syria, with its influence over the PLO--not to sabotage it. The Arabs have nothing to lose now, since with Egypt committed to a separate peace they cannot hope to confront Israel militarily for some time...
Once out of range, I ran as fast as I could, considering the circumstances. I reached the fence 20 minutes later, climbed over it, and went to sleep right there, by the side of U.S. 40, the main road through the south-western part of the country. I woke up to trucks roaring by one one side and cows staring at me across the fence on the other...
...subscribers. No other newsmagazine attempted the enormous feat of reprinting its total run of copies or delivering around the world a complete assessment of the momentous event. TIME, determined to present the news as it happened, provided for its 26 million readers worldwide the kind of coverage they expect: fast, accurate, insightful...
...which now cost home buyers an average 9.7%. Meanwhile, the economy seems to be developing a surprising immunity to high interest rates. Housing has often led the nation into recession by collapsing at the first sign of tight money, but in August new-home starts still ran at a fast annual rate of more than 2 million. One reason: many buyers consider a new house the best investment they can make in a time of high inflation...
...reason for the European threat is a fast approaching deadline, which Haferkamp terms a time bomb. On Jan. 3, 1979, unless Congress passes a special bill delaying action, the U.S. customs service will begin collecting so-called countervailing duties on a long list of imported goods, headed by Danish canned hams and including a variety of European dairy products, such as Dutch Edam and French Camembert. Later the tariffs might be extended to many more items, including steel and perhaps some cars...