Word: followers
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...fact, Western analysts in Moscow believe that Soviet leaders probably prefer the Shah to any Iranian government that would be likely to follow him. The Kremlin, they point out, would hardly benefit from a military dictatorship, a right-wing Islamic government or a prolonged period of instability. Moreover, the Shah has developed a good working relationship with Moscow over the years, including a large number of joint economic projects and the sale of Iranian natural gas to the Soviets. One of the opposition's complaints is that Tehran's sale of gas to Moscow enables the Soviets to sell their...
...people, to stop smoking for one day, Thursday, Nov. 16. The long-range objective of the third annual Great American Smokeout is even more ambitious: permanent withdrawal. That is not entirely a pipedream. Of the estimated 5 million people who gave up smoking for a day last year, a follow-up study showed some half million were still shunning their smokes two months later...
ULTIMATELY, most factors point to the dissolution of white rule, although this dissolution will be slow in coming. It is not likely that peaceful black rule will follow, however. Despite his strength, Smith cannot hold out indefinitely, especially since his white constituents are leaving in massive numbers: 1490 whites took the "chicken run" out of the country in September, and 11,000 have left since January. Unfortunately, whites are taking with them much of the technical expertise and capital--the latter smuggled out despite restrictions--that will be needed to run a future majority-ruled black state. Escalated guerrilla attacks...
...right out of the stadium," Cavileer recalls. "One day I ran into Dick Bennick, who was a manager back in 1930 and he said: 'I sit with my friends back in the end zone and I don't have any problems seeing the ball but I never could follow the plays when old Struck was around...
...this point Scott interjects and says, "Well if we lose to Yale you'll have to keep on playing and turn pro." And if one MacLeod should ever turn pro, you can be sure the other one would follow. The MacLeods, after all, are a clan...