Word: foreign
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...picture of Asians kicking Asians around is not a prospect that pleases," declared the Times of Indonesia. In Rangoon the Nation bluntly declared that this was "no time for neutrality," urged the Burmese government to reconsider "seriously" its foreign policy. Even the high panjandrum of Asian neutralism, India's Nehru, showed signs of distress-and the Indian public showed far more. "Mr. Nehru's India," declared London's Economist, "may be emerging from the age of innocence. In later years, the Republic of India may look back upon this month as its moment of truth...
...years away from feudal tyranny, craggy Nepal is a hodgepodge of Newars, Magars, Limbu, Murmi and Brahmans, sorely lacks paved roads and modern communications. Literacy is so low (6%) that parties were identified on the ballot boxes by pictures. The whole idea of an election, in fact, is so foreign to Nepalese that they have no word for "vote," were obliged to borrow the English...
...above prewar output, while Spain's population is now 20% bigger than before the war. The cost of living has jumped 40% in the past two years without any compensating increase in wages. And the European Common Market is expected to spell further trouble for Spain's foreign trade, already...
...urgently needed loan. But an IMF team sent to investigate the Spanish economy is expected to report that before qualifying for a major loan Spain must agree to throw less money away on the building industry, devalue the peseta, eliminate multiple exchange rates, possibly open its doors to foreign investment...
...basic premise of the commonwealth relationship is that Puerto Rico governs itself, while turning over all functions that transcend its boundaries, such as defense and foreign relations, to the U.S. The island and the mainland share common citizenship, common money, free movements of persons and goods. Residents of Puerto Rico are subject to some U.S. laws, e.g., the draft, exempt from others, e.g., social security...